The 2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, with a runoff election held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for governor. Billy Nungesser won the election with more than 55% of votes, defeating Kip Holden despite a Democratic victory in the gubernatorial election, in which John Bel Edwards defeated David Vitter by a similar margin.

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015, between Holden and Nungesser. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).

Candidates

Republican Party

Filed Elbert Guillory, state senator Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2011 John Young, President of Jefferson Parish

Declined Scott Angelle, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former lieutenant governor (ran for governor) Jay Dardenne, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor) Mike Edmonson, Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police

Democratic Party

Filed Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish

Did not run Rick Gallot, state senator

Jungle primary

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize error ElbertGuillory (R) KipHolden (D) BillyNungesser (R) JohnYoung (R) UndecidedTriumph March 5, 2015 1,655 2% 33% 23% 20% 22%Multi-Quest October 22–24, 2014 606 ± 4% — 8% 10% 10% 72%

Results

Runoff Results

By congressional district Nungesser won five of six congressional districts. District Nungesser Holden Representative1st 74% 26%Steve Scalise 2nd 29% 71%Cedric Richmond3rd 63% 37%Charles Boustany4th 55% 45%John Fleming5th 58% 42%Ralph Abraham6th 53% 47%Garret Graves

See also United States gubernatorial elections, 2015 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

References

External links Elbert Guillory for Lieutenant Governor Kip Holden for Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser for Lieutenant Governor John Young for Lieutenant Governor