Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2019
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- 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 |
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| Primary election General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: August 8, 2019 |
| Primary: October 12, 2019 General: November 16, 2019 Pre-election incumbent(s): Kyle Ardoin (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Louisiana |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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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.
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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| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
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| 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. **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. | ||
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