2015 Louisiana State House Special Election

The 2015 Louisiana State House Special Election took place in 2015 to elect 4 seats. Republican secured 3 seats, which constitutes 75.0% of the total seats, alongside receiving 62.8% of the popular vote. A total number of 10,753 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 8 candidates ran for 4 seats across the 4 districts.

Summary by Party

There were totally 8 candidates competed for 4 seats. Republican won 3 seats, making up 75.0% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 62.8% of the popular vote. Democratic won 1 seats (25.0%).

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3, name: 'Republican'},{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6755, name: 'Republican'},{value: 3998, name: 'Democratic'}] }]}
Republican	6,755	62.8%	5	3	75.0%
Democratic	3,998	37.2%	3	1	25.0%
Total	10,753	100%	8	4	100%

Summary by Seats

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Seats
Seat	Republican		Democratic		Others		Valid Votes
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 8	Uncontested		-		-		0
District 26	-		3,998	100.0%	-		3,998
District 49	2,911	100.0%	-		-		2,911
District 66	3,844	100.0%	-		-		3,844
Total	6,755	62.8%	3,998	37.2%	0	0.0%	10,753

Elected Candidates

There is one seat with winning margins of no more than 5%:

• District 66: Republican won by 1.8%

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Seat	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%
District 8	"Mike" Johnson	Republican	Uncontested	100.0%	-				100.0%
District 26	"Jeff" Hall	Democratic	3,361	84.1%	Daniel Williams	Democratic	457	11.4%	72.7%
District 49	Blake Miguez	Republican	2,705	92.9%	John Bering	Republican	206	7.1%	85.8%
District 66	Darrell Ourso	Republican	1,958	50.9%	"Buddy" Amoroso	Republican	1,886	49.1%	1.8%

Results by Candidates

There are 8 candidates competed for 4 seats.

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Seat	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 8	"Mike" Johnson	Republican	Uncontested	100.0%
District 26	"Jeff" Hall	Democratic	3,361	84.1%
	Daniel Williams	Democratic	457	11.4%
	Alice "Red" Hammond	Democratic	180	4.5%
District 49	Blake Miguez	Republican	2,705	92.9%
	John Bering	Republican	206	7.1%
District 66	Darrell Ourso	Republican	1,958	50.9%
	"Buddy" Amoroso	Republican	1,886	49.1%

Results by Seats

District 8

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election in District 8
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
"Mike" Johnson	Republican	Uncontested	100.0%
Date: 2015-02-21

District 26

Daniel Williams of Democratic was defeated by a margin of 72.6%, receiving 11.4% of the votes, totaling 457 votes. The total votes cast was 3,998.

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election in District 26
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#CD5BFA','#DFDD2F'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3361, name: 'Jeff Hall'},{value: 457, name: 'Daniel Williams'},{value: 180, name: 'Alice Red Hammond'}] }]}
"Jeff" Hall	Democratic	3,361	84.1%
Daniel Williams	Democratic	457	11.4%
Alice "Red" Hammond	Democratic	180	4.5%
Date: 2015-02-21, Margin: 72.6%, Valid Votes: 3,998

The election took place in the parish of Rapides.

Results by Precinct in Rapides - District 26 (General)
Precinct	"Jeff" Hall	Daniel Williams	Alice "Red" Hammond	Total
Early Voting	633	102	32	767
Precinct #C01	33	2	3	38
Precinct #C02	121	4	9	134
Precinct #C03	170	10	10	190
Precinct #C04 AK	159	8	13	180
Precinct #C04 LZ	120	4	3	127
Precinct #C05	85	2	3	90
Precinct #C06	171	10	17	198
Precinct #C07	114	6	3	123
Precinct #C08	61	-	2	63
Precinct #C09	93	-	1	94
Precinct #C10	53	-	2	55
Precinct #C11A	15	-	1	16
Precinct #C11B	62	9	-	71
Precinct #C14	34	7	-	41
Precinct #C15	93	8	7	108
Precinct #C17	59	37	1	97
Precinct #C18	88	40	6	134
Precinct #C19	61	15	3	79
Precinct #C20	169	4	5	178
Precinct #C21 AK	154	6	3	163
Precinct #C21 LZ	107	5	12	124
Precinct #C24	127	18	1	146
Precinct #C25	109	11	10	130
Precinct #C26	38	20	2	60
Precinct #C27	65	36	10	111
Precinct #C28	54	15	2	71
Precinct #C32	42	17	3	62
Precinct #C33	44	20	1	65
Precinct #C39	13	-	4	17
Precinct #C40	35	12	1	48
Precinct #N01	10	1	-	11
Precinct #N02	59	8	6	73
Precinct #N03	40	13	3	56
Precinct #N04	70	7	1	78
Total	3,361	457	180	3,998

District 49

John Bering of Republican was defeated by a margin of 85.8%, receiving 7.1% of the votes, totaling 206 votes. The total votes cast was 2,911.

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election in District 49
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#149FED'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2705, name: 'Blake Miguez'},{value: 206, name: 'John Bering'}] }]}
Blake Miguez	Republican	2,705	92.9%
John Bering	Republican	206	7.1%
Date: 2015-02-21, Margin: 85.8%, Valid Votes: 2,911

The election took place in two parishs. The breakdown of results by parish is shown below.

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election in District 49 (General) - Results by Parish
Parish	Blake Miguez Republican		John Bering Republican		Total	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Iberia	1,477	92.0%	128	8.0%	1,605	84.0%
Vermilion	1,228	94.0%	78	6.0%	1,306	88.1%
Total	2,705	92.9%	206	7.1%	2,911	85.8%

Iberia

Results by Precinct in Iberia - District 49 (General)
Precinct	Blake Miguez	John Bering	Total
Early Voting	203	26	229
Ward #10 Precinct #01	63	3	66
Ward #10 Precinct #03	146	10	156
Ward #10 Precinct #04	120	8	128
Ward #10 Precinct #06	33	2	35
Ward #10 Precinct #07	21	1	22
Ward #11 Precinct #01	64	6	70
Ward #11 Precinct #02	66	2	68
Ward #11 Precinct #03	95	11	106
Ward #11 Precinct #05	18	-	18
Ward #11 Precinct #06	50	3	53
Ward #11 Precinct #07	23	2	25
Ward #12 Precinct #01	11	3	14
Ward #12 Precinct #02	14	9	23
Ward #12 Precinct #03	26	9	35
Ward #12 Precinct #04	30	2	32
Ward #12 Precinct #05	37	3	40
Ward #12 Precinct #06	32	5	37
Ward #13 Precinct #01	65	3	68
Ward #13 Precinct #02	93	6	99
Ward #13 Precinct #03	83	1	84
Ward #13 Precinct #04	73	2	75
Ward #14 Precinct #04	52	11	63
Ward #5 Precinct #05	59	-	59
Total	1,477	128	1,605

Vermilion

Results by Precinct in Vermilion - District 49 (General)
Precinct	Blake Miguez	John Bering	Total
Early Voting	171	21	192
Precinct #16	34	3	37
Precinct #23	79	9	88
Precinct #26	37	2	39
Precinct #26A	34	-	34
Precinct #42A	36	8	44
Precinct #42B	4	-	4
Precinct #44	55	-	55
Precinct #45A	38	2	40
Precinct #45A-1	6	-	6
Precinct #46B-1	42	6	48
Precinct #46B-2	9	-	9
Precinct #46B-3	10	-	10
Precinct #46B-4	19	-	19
Precinct #49B-1	127	-	127
Precinct #49B-2	12	3	15
Precinct #49B-3	9	1	10
Precinct #50A	36	4	40
Precinct #50B	67	8	75
Precinct #51	106	6	112
Precinct #53	29	1	30
Precinct #54	32	-	32
Precinct #55	33	1	34
Precinct #56	101	-	101
Precinct #57A	74	2	76
Precinct #57B	10	1	11
Precinct #57B-1	18	-	18
Total	1,228	78	1,306

District 66

"Buddy" Amoroso of Republican was defeated by a margin of 1.9%, receiving 49.1% of the votes, totaling 1,886 votes. The total votes cast was 3,844.

2015 Louisiana State House Special Election in District 66
General
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#B88880'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1958, name: 'Darrell Ourso'},{value: 1886, name: 'Buddy Amoroso'}] }]}
Darrell Ourso	Republican	1,958	50.9%
"Buddy" Amoroso	Republican	1,886	49.1%
Date: 2015-03-28, Margin: 1.9%, Valid Votes: 3,844
Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#D84E51','#C32CF2','#DCDCDC'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1512, name: 'Buddy Amoroso'},{value: 1477, name: 'Darrell Ourso'},{value: 771, name: 'Richard Rick Bond'},{value: 483, name: 'Susan Nelson'}] }]}
"Buddy" Amoroso	Republican	1,512	35.6%
Darrell Ourso	Republican	1,477	34.8%
Richard "Rick" Bond	Republican	771	18.2%
Susan Nelson	No Party	483	11.4%
Date: 2015-02-21, Margin: 16.6%, Valid Votes: 4,243

The election took place in the parish of East Baton Rouge.

Results by Precinct in East Baton Rouge - District 66 (General)
Precinct	Darrell Ourso	"Buddy" Amoroso	Total
Early Voting	341	334	675
Ward #1 Precinct #090 A	63	37	100
Ward #1 Precinct #090 B	42	40	82
Ward #1 Precinct #103 A	48	84	132
Ward #1 Precinct #103 B	19	52	71
Ward #3 Precinct #010 A	39	40	79
Ward #3 Precinct #010 B	34	41	75
Ward #3 Precinct #016 A	90	111	201
Ward #3 Precinct #016 B	108	125	233
Ward #3 Precinct #019 A	51	34	85
Ward #3 Precinct #019 B	38	37	75
Ward #3 Precinct #020 A	61	49	110
Ward #3 Precinct #020 B	54	35	89
Ward #3 Precinct #022	113	52	165
Ward #3 Precinct #033 A	50	71	121
Ward #3 Precinct #033 B	65	57	122
Ward #3 Precinct #034 A	23	22	45
Ward #3 Precinct #034 B	37	19	56
Ward #3 Precinct #038 A	60	48	108
Ward #3 Precinct #038 B	57	51	108
Ward #3 Precinct #043 A	40	56	96
Ward #3 Precinct #043 B	65	51	116
Ward #3 Precinct #045 A	78	61	139
Ward #3 Precinct #045 B	84	74	158
Ward #3 Precinct #047 A	55	54	109
Ward #3 Precinct #047 B	41	51	92
Ward #3 Precinct #048 A	82	58	140
Ward #3 Precinct #048 B	66	68	134
Ward #3 Precinct #053 A	40	38	78
Ward #3 Precinct #053 B	14	36	50
Total	1,958	1,886	3,844

Results by Precinct in East Baton Rouge - District 66 (Primary)
Precinct	"Buddy" Amoroso	Darrell Ourso	Richard "Rick" Bond	Susan Nelson	Total
Early Voting	246	257	184	67	754
Ward #1 Precinct #090 A	22	23	26	24	95
Ward #1 Precinct #090 B	28	20	19	26	93
Ward #1 Precinct #103 A	68	25	19	10	122
Ward #1 Precinct #103 B	56	15	5	9	85
Ward #3 Precinct #010 A	49	31	9	9	98
Ward #3 Precinct #010 B	39	22	11	5	77
Ward #3 Precinct #016 A	87	68	28	12	195
Ward #3 Precinct #016 B	82	89	25	17	213
Ward #3 Precinct #019 A	35	33	40	6	114
Ward #3 Precinct #019 B	56	26	55	10	147
Ward #3 Precinct #020 A	37	27	38	47	149
Ward #3 Precinct #020 B	38	22	56	34	150
Ward #3 Precinct #022	49	134	11	9	203
Ward #3 Precinct #033 A	51	46	9	12	118
Ward #3 Precinct #033 B	50	41	30	11	132
Ward #3 Precinct #034 A	23	23	3	5	54
Ward #3 Precinct #034 B	14	21	5	17	57
Ward #3 Precinct #038 A	32	51	9	14	106
Ward #3 Precinct #038 B	46	49	11	14	120
Ward #3 Precinct #043 A	28	38	13	4	83
Ward #3 Precinct #043 B	37	47	14	11	109
Ward #3 Precinct #045 A	53	82	24	13	172
Ward #3 Precinct #045 B	48	76	19	14	157
Ward #3 Precinct #047 A	42	43	28	11	124
Ward #3 Precinct #047 B	34	35	19	14	102
Ward #3 Precinct #048 A	48	59	36	13	156
Ward #3 Precinct #048 B	57	43	18	17	135
Ward #3 Precinct #053 A	29	24	2	19	74
Ward #3 Precinct #053 B	28	7	5	9	49
Total	1,512	1,477	771	483	4,243

See Also

• 2015 Louisiana State House Election
• 2015 Louisiana State Senate Election
• 2015 Louisiana Secretary of State Election
• 2015 Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Election
• 2015 Louisiana Attorney General Election
• 2015 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Election
• 2015 Louisiana Governor Election
• 2015 Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Election
• 2015 Louisiana State Treasurer Election
• 2023 Louisiana State House Special Election
• 2023 Louisiana State House Election
• 2022 Louisiana State House Special Election
• 2021 Louisiana State House Special Election
• 2020 Louisiana State House Special Election

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