The 2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser won re-election to a second term with more than 68% of votes outright in the October 12 jungle primary.
Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system where all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate had received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election on October 12, 2019, a runoff election would have been held on November 16, 2019, between the top two candidates in the primary. (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).
Candidates Republican Party Declared Billy Nungesser, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Democratic Party Declared Willie Jones, activist
General election Results
By congressional district Nungesser won five of six congressional districts. District Nungesser Jones Representative 80% 20%Steve Scalise 36% 64%Cedric Richmond 76% 24%Clay Higgins 69% 31%Mike Johnson 72% 28%Ralph Abraham 73% 27%Garret Graves
See also United States elections, 2019 Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
References
External links Official campaign websites Billy Nungesser (R) for Lt. Governor