Tammy Savoie
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Tammy Savoie (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 23. She lost in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Savoie was a 2018 Democratic candidate for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House. Savoie lost the primary on November 6, 2018.
Elections[edit]
2023[edit]
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 23
Shaun Mena defeated Tammy Savoie in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 23 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shaun Mena (D) | 57.9 | 2,500 |
 | Tammy Savoie (D) | 42.1 | 1,820 | |
| Total votes: 4,320 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 23
Tammy Savoie and Shaun Mena defeated Pearl Ricks and Bryan Jefferson in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 23 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Savoie (D) | 35.6 | 2,403 |
| ✔ | | Shaun Mena (D) | 28.6 | 1,928 |
 | Pearl Ricks (D) | 21.2 | 1,430 | |
| Bryan Jefferson (D) | 14.6 | 988 | |
| Total votes: 6,749 | |||
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Endorsements[edit]
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Savoie in this election.
2019[edit]
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94
Incumbent Stephanie Hilferty defeated Tammy Savoie in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Hilferty (R) | 58.7 | 11,110 |
| Tammy Savoie (D) | 41.3 | 7,809 | |
| Total votes: 18,919 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94
Incumbent Stephanie Hilferty and Tammy Savoie defeated Kirk Williamson and Saudia Marcha Broyard in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 94 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Hilferty (R) | 40.7 | 6,435 |
| ✔ | | Tammy Savoie (D) | 33.6 | 5,317 |
 | Kirk Williamson (R) | 24.3 | 3,852 | |
| Saudia Marcha Broyard (Independent) | 1.4 | 226 | |
| Total votes: 15,830 | |||
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2018[edit]
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Scalise (R) | 71.5 | 192,555 |
| Tammy Savoie (D) | 16.4 | 44,273 | |
 | Lee Ann Dugas (D) | 6.9 | 18,560 | |
 | Jim Francis (D) | 3.2 | 8,688 | |
 | Howard Kearney (L) | 1.0 | 2,806 | |
| Frederick Jones (Independent) | 0.9 | 2,443 | |
| Total votes: 269,325 | |||
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Campaign themes[edit]
2023[edit]
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tammy Savoie did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019[edit]
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tammy Savoie completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Savoie's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Quality education at all levels Good jobs with livable wages Water management and improved infrastructure
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Women and children's health and rights.
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
I joined the National Guard in 1974 and retired from the military in 2016. I joined the Air Force is 1994. I retired as Lt. Colonel in the US Air Force and Chief International Health, Air Force Central Command.
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See also[edit]
2023 Elections
External links[edit]
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Footnotes[edit]
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