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width:275px"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b><a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2022">2022</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em;border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b><a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2017" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2017">2017</a></b> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e"><big>Louisiana Public Service Commission<big> </big></big></th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Elections" title="Elections"><img alt="Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/125px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/188px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/250px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="792" /></a></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Election details </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Filing deadline:</b> <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Last day to qualify for Open primary/congressional election </p>">July 20, 2018</span></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Primary:</b> November 6, 2018</small><br /><small><b>General:</b> December 8, 2018 (if needed)</small><br /><small><hr /><b>Pre-election incumbent(s):</b><br /><a href="/Craig_Greene" title="Craig Greene">Craig Greene</a> (Republican) (District 2)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">How to vote </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/State_Poll_Opening_and_Closing_Times_(2018)" title="State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2018)">Poll times</a>: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Tuesday elections)<br /> </small><p><small>7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday elections)<br /><a href="/Voting_in_Louisiana" title="Voting in Louisiana">Voting in Louisiana</a></small> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Ballotpedia analysis </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/2018_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Federal and state primary competitiveness</a><br /><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">State executive elections in 2018</a><br /><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_executive_elections_in_2018" title="Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2018">Impact of term limits in 2018</a><br /><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a><br /><a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a><br /><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Louisiana<br />executive elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2018">Secretary of State</a><br /> <p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Public service commissioner</a> </p> </small></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> held an election for <a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission">public service commissioner</a> on <b>November 6, 2018.</b> The candidate filing deadline was July 20, 2018. </p><p>Louisiana elections use the <a href="/Louisiana_majority-vote_system" title="Louisiana majority-vote system">Louisiana majority-vote system</a>. 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. </p><p>For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see <a href="/Primary_elections_in_Louisiana" title="Primary elections in Louisiana">this article</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Candidates_and_election_results"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and election results</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_overview"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">State overview</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Partisan_control"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan control</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Congressional_delegation"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional delegation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_executives"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">State executives</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_legislature"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">State legislature</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Trifecta_status"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Trifecta status</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2018_elections"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2018 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_election_history"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">State election history</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Historical_elections"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Presidential_elections"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#U.S._Senate_elections,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Gubernatorial_elections,_2000-2015"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Congressional_delegation,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional delegation, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Trifectas,_1992-2017"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Trifectas, 1992-2017</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_election_results">Candidates and election results</span></h2> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; 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} .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Louisiana elections use the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_majority-vote_system">majority-vote system.</a> 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.</p><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><p>The primary election was canceled. <b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Greene">Craig Greene</a></u></b> (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_overview">State overview</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_control">Partisan control</span></h3> <p>This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Louisiana heading into the 2018 elections. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_delegation">Congressional delegation</span></h4> <ul><li>Following the <a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2016" title="Louisiana elections, 2016">2016 elections</a>, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Louisiana.</li> <li>Republicans held five of six <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2018">U.S. House seats in Louisiana</a>.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_executives">State executives</span></h4> <ul><li>As of September 2018, Republicans held seven of nine <a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">state executive positions</a>, Democrats held one, and the remaining position was officially nonpartisan.</li> <li>The governor of Louisiana was Democrat <a href="/John_Bel_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bel Edwards">John Edwards</a>. The next gubernatorial election in the state was held in 2019.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislature">State legislature</span></h4> <ul><li>Republicans controlled both chambers of the <a href="/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana State Legislature</a>. They had a 39-60 majority in the state House and a 14-25 majority in the state Senate.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifecta_status">Trifecta status</span></h4> <p>Louisiana was under <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. <a href="/John_Bel_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bel Edwards">John Edwards</a> (D) served as governor, while Republicans controlled the state legislature. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018_elections">2018 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana elections, 2018">Louisiana elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Louisiana held elections for the following positions in 2018: </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2018">6 U.S. House seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana state executive official elections, 2018">Secretary of State</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana state executive official elections, 2018">Public service commissioner</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_legislative_special_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2018">1 state Senate seat</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_legislative_special_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2018">5 state House seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana Supreme Court elections, 2018">Louisiana Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2018">Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2018">Local judges</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_school_board_elections,_2018" title="Louisiana school board elections, 2018">School boards</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_2018_ballot_measures" title="Louisiana 2018 ballot measures">6 statewide ballot measures</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span></h3> <table width="100%" align="right" style="cellpadding:0.5em;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th colspan="3">Demographic data for Louisiana</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th width="50%"> </th><th width="25%">Louisiana</th><th width="25%">U.S.</th></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Total population:</td><td><b>4,668,960</b></td><td><i>316,515,021</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Land area (sq mi):</td><td><b>43,204</b></td><td><i>3,531,905</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i><a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">Race and ethnicity</a>**</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">White:</td><td><b>62.8%</b></td><td><i>73.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Black/African American:</td><td><b>32.1%</b></td><td><i>12.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Asian:</td><td><b>1.7%</b></td><td><i>5.1%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Native American:</td><td><b>0.6%</b></td><td><i>0.8%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Pacific Islander:</td><td><b>0%</b></td><td><i>0.2%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Two or more:</td><td><b>1.8%</b></td><td><i>3%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Hispanic/Latino:</td><td><b>4.7%</b></td><td><i>17.1%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Education</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">High school graduation rate:</td><td><b>83.4%</b></td><td><i>86.7%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">College graduation rate:</td><td><b>22.5%</b></td><td><i>29.8%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Income</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Median household income:</td><td><b>$45,047</b></td><td><i>$53,889</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Persons below poverty level:</td><td><b>23.3%</b></td><td><i>11.3%</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size:80%">Source: <i>U.S. Census Bureau</i>, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)<br />Click <a href="/United_States_census,_2020" title="United States census, 2020">here</a> for more information on the 2020 census and <a href="/Redistricting_in_Louisiana" title="Redistricting in Louisiana">here</a> for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana. <hr /> <small>**<i>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 <a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">here</a>.</i></small></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of July 2016, Louisiana's three largest cities were New Orleans (pop. est. 393,292), Baton Rouge (pop. est. 225,374), and Shreveport (pop. est. 192,036).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_election_history">State election history</span></h2> <p>This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Louisiana from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Louisiana Secretary of State.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_elections">Historical elections</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_elections">Presidential elections</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Louisiana every year from 2000 to 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (President of the United States), Louisiana 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></td> <td>58%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a></td> <td>38%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>20%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></td> <td>58%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td> <td>41%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>17%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></td> <td>59%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td> <td>40%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>19%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td> <td>57%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a></td> <td>42%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>15%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td> <td>53%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></td> <td>45%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>8%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="U.S._Senate_elections.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._Senate_elections,_2000-2016">U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> races in Louisiana from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (U.S. Senator), Louisiana 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_Kennedy" title="John Kennedy">John Kennedy</a></td> <td>61%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Foster_Campbell" title="Foster Campbell">Foster Campbell</a></td> <td>39%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>22%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Bill_Cassidy" title="Bill Cassidy">Bill Cassidy</a></td> <td>56%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mary_Landrieu" title="Mary Landrieu">Mary Landrieu </a></td> <td>44%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>12%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">David Vitter</a></td> <td>57%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Charlie_Melancon" title="Charlie Melancon">Charlie Melancon</a></td> <td>38%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>19%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mary_Landrieu" title="Mary Landrieu">Mary Landrieu</a></td> <td>52%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_Kennedy" title="John Kennedy">John Kennedy</a></td> <td>46%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>8%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">David Vitter</a></td> <td>51%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Chris John</td> <td>29%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>22%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mary_Landrieu" title="Mary Landrieu">Mary Landrieu</a></td> <td>52%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Suzanne Haik Terrell</td> <td>48%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>4%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="Gubernatorial_elections.2C_2000-2015"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Gubernatorial_elections,_2000-2015">Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2015</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2015. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Louisiana. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (Governor), Louisiana 2000-2015</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_Bel_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bel Edwards">John Bel Edwards</a></td> <td>56%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">David Vitter</a></td> <td>44%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>12%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Bobby Jindal </a></td> <td>66%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tara_Hollis" title="Tara Hollis">Tara Hollis</a></td> <td>18%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>48%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Bobby Jindal</a></td> <td>54%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Walter Boasso</td> <td>17%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>37%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Kathleen Babineaux Blanco</td> <td>52%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Bobby Jindal</a></td> <td>48%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>4%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="Congressional_delegation.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_delegation,_2000-2016">Congressional delegation, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Louisiana in the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House</a> from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Congressional delegation, Louisiana 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Republicans </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Republicans (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Democrats </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Democrats (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Balance of power </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>83.3%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>1</b></td> <td>16.7%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>83.3%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>1</b></td> <td>16.7%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>6</b></td> <td>85.6%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>1</b></td> <td>14.3%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>6</b></td> <td>85.6%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>1</b></td> <td>14.3%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>71.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b></td> <td>28.6%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>71.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b></td> <td>28.6%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>71.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b></td> <td>28.6%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>71.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b></td> <td>28.6%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>71.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>2</b></td> <td>28.6%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span id="Trifectas.2C_1992-2017"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifectas,_1992-2017">Trifectas, 1992-2017</span></h4> <p>A <a href="/State_government_trifecta" class="mw-redirect" title="State government trifecta">state government trifecta</a> occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office. </p> <center> <p><big><b>Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2024</b></big><br /> <small><b><span style="color:blue">Eight years of Democratic trifectas</span>  •  <span style="color:crimson">Six years of Republican trifectas</span></b></small> <br /><small><i>Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.</i></small> </p> <div style="overflow-x: auto;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto; text-align:center; clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">Year </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">92 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">93 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">94 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">95 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">96 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">97 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">98 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">99 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">00 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">01 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">02 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">03 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">04 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">05 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">06 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">07 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">08 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">09 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">10 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">11 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">12 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">13 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">14 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">15 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">16 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">17 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">18 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">19 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">20 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">21 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">22 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">23 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">24 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor</a></b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; 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Governor">Lieutenant Governor</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Alabama_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Alabama</a> • <a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Alaska</a> • <a href="/Arkansas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Arkansas</a> • <a href="/California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">California</a> • <a href="/Colorado_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Colorado</a> • <a 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href="/Nebraska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Nebraska</a> • <a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Nevada</a> • <a href="/New_Mexico_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">New Mexico</a> • <a href="/New_York_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">New York</a> • <a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Ohio</a> • <a href="/Oklahoma_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Oklahoma</a> • <a 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Secretary of State election, 2018">Ohio</a> • <a href="/Rhode_Island_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2018">Rhode Island</a> • <a href="/South_Carolina_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2018">South Carolina</a> • <a href="/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2018">South Dakota</a> • <a href="/Vermont_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="Vermont Secretary of State election, 2018">Vermont</a> • <a href="/Wisconsin_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2018">Wisconsin</a> • <a href="/Wyoming_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018" title="Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2018">Wyoming</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td><td 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election, 2018">Florida</a> • <a href="/Idaho_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Idaho Treasurer election, 2018">Idaho</a> • <a href="/Illinois_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Illinois Treasurer election, 2018">Illinois</a> • <a href="/Indiana_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Indiana Treasurer election, 2018">Indiana</a> • <a href="/Iowa_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Iowa Treasurer election, 2018">Iowa</a> • <a href="/Kansas_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Kansas Treasurer election, 2018">Kansas</a> • <a href="/Massachusetts_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Massachusetts Treasurer election, 2018">Massachusetts</a> • <a href="/Nebraska_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Nebraska Treasurer election, 2018">Nebraska</a> • <a href="/Nevada_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Nevada Treasurer election, 2018">Nevada</a> • <a href="/New_Mexico_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="New Mexico Treasurer election, 2018">New Mexico</a> • <a href="/Ohio_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Ohio Treasurer election, 2018">Ohio</a> • <a href="/Oklahoma_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2018">Oklahoma</a> • <a href="/Rhode_Island_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Rhode Island Treasurer election, 2018">Rhode Island</a> • <a href="/South_Carolina_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="South Carolina Treasurer election, 2018">South Carolina</a> • <a href="/South_Dakota_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Treasurer election, 2018">South Dakota</a> • <a href="/Vermont_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Vermont Treasurer election, 2018">Vermont</a> • <a href="/Wisconsin_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2018">Wisconsin</a> • <a href="/Wyoming_Treasurer_election,_2018" title="Wyoming Treasurer election, 2018">Wyoming</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">Auditor</a></td><td 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election, 2018">Texas</a></div></td></tr><tr style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;">Education officials</td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Alabama_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2018" title="Alabama State Board of Education election, 2018">Alabama (board of education)</a> • <a href="/Arizona_superintendent_of_public_instruction_election,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Arizona superintendent of public instruction election, 2018">Arizona (superintendent)</a> • <a href="/California_superintendent_of_public_instruction_election,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="California superintendent of public instruction election, 2018">California (superintendent)</a> • <a href="/Colorado_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2018" title="Colorado State Board of Education election, 2018">Colorado (board of education)</a> • <a href="/Colorado_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2018" title="Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2018">Colorado (board of regents)</a> • <a href="/District_of_Columbia_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2018" title="District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018">District of Columbia (board of education)</a> • <a href="/Georgia_superintendent_of_public_instruction_election,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia superintendent of public instruction election, 2018">Georgia (superintendent)</a> • <a href="/Idaho_superintendent_of_public_instruction_election,_2018" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaho superintendent of public instruction election, 2018">Idaho (superintendent)</a> • <a href="/Kansas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2018" title="Kansas State Board of Education election, 2018">Kansas (board of education)</a> • <a href="/Michigan_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2018" title="Michigan State Board of Education 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