Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2019

Elections in Louisiana, 2019

* Primary: Oct. 12
* General election: Nov. 16
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16 (in-person and mail) or Oct. 26 (online)
* Early voting: Nov. 2-Nov. 9
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 15

* Online registration: Yes
* Same-day registration: No
* Voter ID: Photo ID required
* Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for elections that fall on a Saturday)

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Louisiana Secretary of State

Primary election
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: August 8, 2019
Primary: October 12, 2019
General: November 16, 2019

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Kyle Ardoin (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Louisiana
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2019
Impact of term limits in 2019
State government trifectas and triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2019
Louisiana
executive elections
Governor

Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Agriculture commissioner
Insurance commissioner
Treasurer
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (8 seats)

Louisiana held an election for secretary of state on November 16, 2019.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) won re-election in the general election for Louisiana Secretary of State.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 2 State profile
* 2.1 Partisan data
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Candidates[edit]

General election candidates

* Kyle Ardoin (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
* Gwen Collins-Greenup (Democratic Party)

Primary candidates

* Kyle Ardoin (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
* Gwen Collins-Greenup (Democratic Party) ✔
* Thomas Kennedy III (Republican Party)
* Amanda Smith (Republican Party)

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## State profile[edit]

See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.

Presidential voting pattern

* Louisiana voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Louisiana were Republican.
* Louisiana had one Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.

State executives

* Democrats held three and Republicans held nine of Louisiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Louisiana's governor was Democrat John Bel Edwards.

State legislature

* Republicans controlled the Louisiana State Senate with a 25-14 majority.
* Republicans controlled the Louisiana House of Representatives with a 62-39 majority.

Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Five years of Republican trifectas
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Louisiana quick stats

* Became a state in 1812
* 18th state admitted to the United States
* Louisiana is the only state with political subdivisions called parishes.
* Members of the Louisiana State Senate: 39
* Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives: 105
* U.S. senators: 2
* U.S. representatives: 6

|  More Louisiana coverage on Ballotpedia:

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* Public policy in Louisiana
* Influencers in Louisiana
* Almanac of American Politics state profile
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Demographic data for Louisiana

| Louisiana| U.S.
Total population:| 4,668,960| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 43,204| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 62.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 32.1%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.7%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.6%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 1.8%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 4.7%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 83.4%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 22.5%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $45,047| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 23.3%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Recent news[edit]

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Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2019 - Google News

## See also[edit]

Louisiana government:

* Louisiana state executive offices
* Louisiana State Legislature
* Louisiana courts

Elections:

* State executive official elections, 2019
* State executive official elections, 2018
* State executive official elections, 2017

Ballotpedia exclusives:

* State executives compensation
* State of the state addresses
* Trifecta control of state government

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## External links[edit]

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* Louisiana secretary of state official website

## Footnotes[edit]

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