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Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2015

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There werethree lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2015.Kentucky,Louisiana andMississippi held lieutenant gubernatorial elections. Each state has a different procedure for selecting a lieutenant governor:

  • Kentucky elects the governor and lieutenant governor on a shared ticket in both the primary and general elections, with both seats on the same ballot line in each election.
  • Louisiana holds separate primary elections but places the winner of each party's gubernatorial primary with the lieutenant gubernatorial primary winner on a shared ticket in the general election.
  • Mississippi runs separate elections in both the primary and the general elections.

Partisan breakdown

Partisan Breakdown: Lieutenant Governors
PartyAs of November 2015After the 2015 Election
    Democratic Party1312
    Republican Party3132
    Vacant11
Total45 45

Election information

Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election Information, 2015
StateIncumbentIncumbent PartyIncumbent Running?2015 WinnerPartisan switch?
Kentucky Lieutenant GovernorCrit Luallen.jpg
Crit Luallen		Democratic PartyDemocraticNo[1]Jenean M. HamptonYes
Louisiana Lieutenant GovernorJay Dardenne.jpg
Jay Dardenne		Republican PartyRepublicanNo[2]Billy NungesserNo
Mississippi Lieutenant GovernorTate Reeves.jpg
Tate Reeves		Republican PartyRepublicanYes[3]Tate ReevesNo

Kentucky

See also:Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election

Democratic PartyJack Conway/Sannie Overly[4][5]
Republican PartyMatt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton[6]
IndependentDrew Curtis/Heather Curtis[7]
Independent (Write-in)Blackii Whyte/Philip Jacobs[8]

Lost in primary

Democratic PartyGeoff Young/Johnathan Masters[9][10]
Republican PartyWill T. Scott/Rodney Coffey[11]
Republican PartyHal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie[12][13]
Republican PartyJames Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel[14][15]

Incumbents

Democratic PartySteve Beshear/Crit Luallen

Note: Beshear was unable to run for re-election due to term limits, while Luallen indicated that she would not seek election in 2015.

Withdrawn

Lieutenant governor

Democratic PartyCherokee Schill[16]

Election results

Primary election

Democratic

Attorney GeneralJack Conway and running mateSannie Overly won the Democratic nomination againstGeoff Young andJonathan Masters in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2015.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Democratic Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Conway/Sannie Overly78.8%140,627
Geoff Young/Johnathan Masters21.2%37,887
Total Votes178,514
Election results viaKentucky State Board of Elections.
Republican
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Republican Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean Hampton32.9%70,479
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel32.9%70,396
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie27.1%57,948
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey7.2%15,364
Total Votes214,187
Election results viaKentucky State Board of Elections.

General election

RepublicanMatt Bevin and his running mate,Jenean M. Hampton, defeatedAttorney GeneralJack Conway and independentDrew Curtis.[17]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 2015
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton52.5%511,771
    DemocratJack Conway/Sannie Overly43.8%426,827
    IndependentDrew Curtis/Heather Curtis3.7%35,627
Total Votes974,225
Election results viaKentucky Secretary of State

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office2011 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20112007 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20072003 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 2003
Kenucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor20.4Democratic Party17.4Democratic Party10Republican Party
Kentucky Attorney General10.1Democratic Party21Democratic Party0.6Democratic Party
Kentucky Secretary of State21.3Democratic Party14.2Republican Party5Republican Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Louisiana

See also:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election candidates

Democratic PartyKip Holden[18]
Republican PartyBilly Nungesser[18]Green check mark transparent.png

Defeated in primary

Republican PartyElbert Guillory[18]
Republican PartyJohn Young[18]

Incumbent

Note: Dardenne was eligible for re-election in 2015 but ran forgovernor of Louisiana instead.
Republican PartyJay Dardenne

Election results

Primary election

Note: The primary election for Louisiana was scheduled forOctober 24, 2015. Results for contested primaries will be available in this space.

General election

Note: A runoff election took place onNovember 21, 2015, because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote during the primary. Results for contested races will be available in this space.

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office2011 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20112007 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20072003 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 2003
Louisiana Governor47.9Republican Party36.4Republican Party3.9Democratic Party
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor6.5Republican Party26.3Democratic Party33.1Democratic Party
Louisiana Attorney General-Republican Party33.2Democratic Party7.1Democratic Party
Louisiana Secretary of State0.9Republican Party32.1Republican Party49.9Republican Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Mississippi

See also:Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election

Republican PartyTate Reeves(Incumbent)Approveda[19][20]
Democratic PartyTim Johnson[19][20]
Libertarian PartyRon Williams[19][20]
Reform PartyRosa B. Williams[19][20]

Lost in the primary

Republican PartyAlisha Nelson McElhenney[19][20]
Democratic PartyJelanie Barr[19][20]

Declined to run

Republican PartyChris McDaniel - Mississippi State Senator, representing District 42[21][22]

Election results

Primary election

Democratic

Johnson defeated Barr in theDemocratic primary; he faced incumbentTate Reeves (R) and challengersRosa B. Williams (I) andRon Williams (L) in the general election.[20]

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Johnson75.8%221,334
Jelanie Barr24.2%70,543
Total Votes291,877
Election results viaMississippi Secretary of State.
Republican

Incumbent Reeves defeated Nelson McElhenney in theRepublican primary and faced challengersTim Johnson (D),Rosa B. Williams (I) andRon Williams (L) in the general election.[20]

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Republican Primary, 2015
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTate Reeves82.5%225,192
Alisha Nelson McElhenney17.5%47,780
Total Votes272,972
Election results viaMississippi Secretary of State.

General election

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 2015
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticTim Johnson36.1%259,008
    RepublicanGreen check mark transparent.pngTate ReevesIncumbent60.3%433,382
    LibertarianRon Williams2.3%16,317
    ReformRosa B. Williams1.3%9,480
Total Votes718,187
Election results viaMississippi Secretary of State

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office2011 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20112007 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 20072003 margin of victory (%)Party of winning candidate, 2003
Mississippi Governor22Republican Party15.8Republican Party6.7Republican Party
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor60.7Republican Party17.1Republican Party23.9Republican Party
Mississippi Attorney General-Democratic Party19.7Democratic Party35.5Democratic Party
Mississippi Secretary of State22.1Republican Party16.5Republican Party47.6Democratic Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑The Courier-Journal, "Crit Luallen won’t run for Kentucky governor," April 24, 2014
  2. ↑Jay Dardenne Campaign, "Home," accessed January 16, 2015
  3. ↑WCBI.com, "Reeves touts 2014 fundraising efforts; David McCrae announces bid for state treasurer," January 27, 2015
  4. ↑Lexington Herald-Leader, "Jack Conway announces bid for governor, with state Rep. Sannie Overly as running mate," May 6, 2014
  5. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Jack Conway, Candidate for Governor," January 12, 2015
  6. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Matt Bevin, Candidate for Governor," January 27, 2015
  7. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Drew Curtis, Candidate for Governor," August 10, 2015
  8. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Blackii Effing Whyte, Candidate for Governor," May 15, 2015
  9. ↑Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
  10. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Johnathan D. Masters, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
  11. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Will T. Scott, Candidate for Governor," January 13, 2015
  12. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Hal Heiner, Candidate for Governor," January 26, 2015
  13. ↑Lexington Herald-Leader, "Republican Hal Heiner enters gubernatorial race; Lexington running mate won't resign from RNC," March 4, 2014
  14. ↑Cincinnati.com, "Election in 2015 shaping up to be big for NKY," November 11, 2014
  15. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for James R. Comer, Candidate for Governor," January 22, 2015
  16. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Cherokee Schill, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
  17. ↑Kentucky Secretary of State, "Governor and Lieutenant Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  18. ↑18.018.118.218.3The New Orleans Advocate, "Mayor-President Kip Holden announces run for Louisiana lieutenant governor, touts Baton Rouge turnaround," December 11, 2014
  19. ↑19.019.119.219.319.419.5Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed July 24, 2015
  20. ↑20.020.120.220.320.420.520.620.7Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; name "ap" defined multiple times with different content
  21. ↑The Clarion-Ledger, "McDaniel ponders lt. gov. bid," February 17, 2015
  22. ↑Facebook.com, "Timeline: Senator Chris McDaniel, Government Official," accessed February 18, 2015
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