Hundreds of third-party and independent candidates have run for state legislative seats in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana state law disallows write-in candidates for public office. Only candidates who achieved more than 5% of the vote since 1982 are included.

Candidate won seat outright or won runoff election State house Election District Party Candidate Race Votes % Place Ref 2019(general) HD 62 Independent Roy Daryl Adams Primary 5,854 Advanced to runoff1st of 4 Runoff 9,491 Elected1st of 2 HD 85 Unaffiliated Joseph Marino Only candidate to file 2019(special) HD 62 Independent Roy Daryl Adams Primary 1,556 Advanced to runoff2nd of 5 Runoff 2,925 Elected1st of 2 2016(special) HD 85 Unaffiliated Joseph Marino Only candidate to file 2015 HD 22 Other Terry Brown Primary 6,627 Elected1st of 2 2011 HD 22 Other Terry Brown Primary 4,724 Advanced to runoff2nd of 3 Runoff 6,015 Elected1st of 2 HD 55 Unaffiliated Dee Richard Primary 8,123 Elected1st of 2 2007 HD 55 Unaffiliated Dee Richard Primary 5,562 Advanced to runoff1st of 4 Runoff 4,120 Elected1st of 2 HD 45 Other Joel Robideaux Only candidate to file 2004 HD 45 Other Joel Robideaux Primary 1,622 Advanced to runoff2nd of 5 Runoff 2,751 Elected1st of 2 1991 HD 22 Other Steve Gunn Primary 6,087 Advanced to runoff2nd of 3 Runoff 9,931 Elected1st of 2 1987 HD 43 Other Odon L. Bacque Jr. Primary 6,473 Advanced to runoff2nd of 3 Runoff 6,811 Elected1st of 2

Candidate advanced to runoff

State senate Election District Party Candidate Race Votes % Place Ref 1991SD 18 Other Jeff Diez Primary 20,975 Advanced to runoff2nd of 3 Runoff 25,436 2nd of 2

State house Election District Party Candidate Race Votes % Place Ref 2023 HD 57 Unaffiliated Russ Wise Primary 1,573 Advanced to runoff2nd of 8 Runoff 2,398 2nd of 2 2019 HD 21 Independent Glen B. McGlothin Jr. Primary 3,018 Advanced to runoff2nd of 4 Runoff 5,528 2nd of 2 HD 50 Unaffiliated Raymond Harris Jr. Primary 2,961 Advanced to runoff2nd of 5 Runoff 5,601 2nd of 2 2015 HD 21 Other James Barker Primary 4,240 Advanced to runoff2nd of 4 Withdrew from runoff 2011 HD 57 Unaffiliated Russ Wise Primary 3,768 Advanced to runoff2nd of 5 Runoff 2,548 2nd of 2 HD 96 Other Eric Martin Primary 3,760 Advanced to runoff2nd of 6 Runoff 3,654 2nd of 2 1991 HD 29 Other Ron Johnson Primary 3,831 Advanced to runoff2nd of 5 Runoff 5,698 2nd of 2

Other candidates The following candidates did not advance to a runoff, as they did not place 2nd or better in a race where no candidate earned 50% of the vote.

State senate Election District Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref 2023 SD 37 Independent Ivan M. Scioneaux Jr.3,197 3rd of 3 2019 SD 6 Libertarian Rufus H. Craig 7,596 2nd of 2 SD 24 Unaffiliated Cory Levier I 7,922 2nd of 2 SD 37 Independent Debbie Hollis 6,593 2nd of 2 2015 SD 6 Unaffiliated Eric Weil 5,208 2nd of 3 SD 16 Other Brent Campanella 4,564 3rd of 3 SD 20 Unaffiliated Mark Atzenhoffer 1,456 3rd of 3 SD 23 Other Terry Hughes 5,235 2nd of 2 2011(special) SD 22 Unaffiliated David Groner 2,534 3rd of 6 2007SD 4 Unaffiliated Clayton Joffrion 897 3rd of 3 SD 10 Unaffiliated Mike Zito 8,752 2nd of 2 SD 15 Other James E. Slaughter 5,877 2nd of 2 SD 16 Libertarian Richard Fontanesi 3,995 3rd of 3 SD 24 Unaffiliated Bradford Jackson 5,796 2nd of 3 2003 SD 3 Other Jason Neville 1,528 3rd of 3 SD 4 Other Greg Kahn 1,366 3rd of 3 SD 39 Other Jim Slagle 1,819 5th of 5 1999(general) SD 27 Other Thimco Francis Sr. 1,522 3rd of 3 SD 33 Other Colvin L. Wines 2,685 2nd of 2 Feb 1999(special) SD 3 Other Leroy Douglas 757 4th of 4 1995 SD 24 Other John Miller 8,901 2nd of 2 SD 32 Other Paul A. Nugent 5,048 3rd of 3 SD 36 Other Ralph L. Rentz 4,168 2nd of 2 SD 38 Other Jim Crowley 2,652 3rd of 3 1991 SD 7 Other Jim Gaudet 1,720 5th of 6 SD 10 Other Robert V. J. Buras 3,161 3rd of 3 SD 12 Other Roy L. Crawford 4,701 3rd of 3 SD 16 Other Michael S. Wolf 2,391 3rd of 4 SD 21 Other Eddie Albares 5,232 2nd of 2 1987 SD 7 Other Roy Juncker 5,746 2nd of 2 SD 10 Other John W. Bode 3,389 3rd of 3 SD 11 Other W. L. Aarden-Wells 2,617 4th of 4 SD 15 Other Ken Ward 2,063 4th of 5 1983 SD 36 Other Michael Tritico 3,943 2nd of 2

State house Election District Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref 2023 HD 19 Independent Norm Davis 2,442 2nd of 2 HD 30 Independent William "BJ" Jones 967 2nd of 2 HD 85 Unaffiliated Andrew Bennett 409 3rd of 3 HD 90 Libertarian Heide Alejandro-Smith 772 3rd of 3 2022(special) HD 101 Independent Terry Hebert 278 3rd of 3 2019 HD 21 Independent Clint Vegas 2,815 4th of 4 HD 24 Independent Willie Banks 1,402 3rd of 3 HD 28 Unaffiliated Ramondo Ramos 641 4th of 4 HD 50 Unaffiliated Javon Charles 1,367 5th of 5 HD 62 Unaffiliated Derald Spears Sr. 1,569 4th of 4 HD 69 Libertarian Ryan Chase Lee 2,924 2nd of 2 HD 72 Unaffiliated Marylee Bellau 2,268 2nd of 2 HD 90 Libertarian Heide Alejandro-Smith 1,046 3rd of 3 HD 96 Independent Bob Titus II 2,274 2nd of 4 2017(special) HD 77 Unaffiliated Lisa Condrey Ward 1,785 3rd of 4 2015(general) HD 44 Other Desmond Onezine 1,319 2nd of 2 2015(special) HD 66 Unaffiliated Susan Nelson 483 3rd of 4 2011 HD 16 Unaffiliated James M. Murphy 482 4th of 4 HD 32 Unaffiliated John Arthur Williams 2,563 2nd of 2 HD 39 Unaffiliated Jamie Arnaud 2,103 3rd of 3 HD 45 Libertarian W. David Chance 1,918 2nd of 2 HD 51 Unaffiliated Howard John Castay Jr. 2,448 2nd of 2 HD 54 Unaffiliated Micah Hebert 3,859 2nd of 2 HD 70 Unaffiliated Greg Baldwin 2,033 2nd of 2 HD 72 Unaffiliated Johnny "I Can" Duncan 2,032 2nd of 2 HD 86 Unaffiliated David Ridder 1,099 4th of 5 HD 95 Unaffiliated Matthew Mitchell 682 3rd of 3 HD 96 Other Vincent Alexander 509 5th of 6 2009(special) HD 40 Unaffiliated Bradford Jackson 831 4th of 10 2007 HD 16 Unaffiliated Benjamin P. Arnold 749 3rd of 3 HD 31 Other Nancy Landry 7,332 2nd of 2 HD 32 Unaffiliated Dickey Crider 714 4th of 4 HD 44 Unaffiliated Terry C. Landry 2,090 3rd of 5 HD 64 Unaffiliated Joe Achord 2,216 2nd of 3 Unaffiliated Wally North 1,170 3rd of 3 HD 91 Other Bob Murray 407 5th of 7 HD 102 Unaffiliated Riki Lombard 1,014 3rd of 3 HD 103 Unaffiliated Joseph Cao 895 5th of 62007(special) HD 40 Unaffiliated Bradford Jackson 1,099 3rd of 6 Dec 2004(special) SD 4 Other Clayton J. Joffrion 623 2nd of 3 Other Adam D. Wilson 384 3rd of 3Sep 2004(special) HD 40 Other Bradford Jackson 611 6th of 10 Mar 2004(special) HD 45 Other Beverly Broussard Wilson 652 3rd of 5 2003 HD 24 Other Jack Adair 1,677 3rd of 3 HD 27 Other Pete Ferrington 4,519 2nd of 2 HD 36 Other Mike Johnson 2,771 2nd of 2 HD 38 Other Brent Sanders 2,336 2nd of 2 HD 39 Other Tiger Guillory 1,714 3rd of 3 HD 58 Other Wayne Lawson 2,357 2nd of 2 HD 69 Other Robelynn Hood Abadie 3,091 2nd of 3 HD 84 Other Geoffrey Charles Rodriguez 2,024 2nd of 2 HD 88 Other Willis Blackwell 975 5th of 5 HD 93 Other Les Evenchick 754 2nd of 2 HD 105 Other Bobby Riggs 1,682 3rd of 4 Other Dan Thompson 1,152 4th of 42000(special) HD 11 Other Huey Dean 892 3rd of 4 1999 HD 33 Other R.D. Boykin 1,306 2nd of 2 HD 34 Other Donald Jackson 687 3rd of 4 HD 58 Other A. Wayne Lawson 928 3rd of 3 HD 67 Other Rhadd Noel Hunt 451 3rd of 3 HD 68 Other Glenda Natale 1,734 2nd of 2 HD 72 Other Nick Duncan 1,472 3rd of 3 HD 100 Other Twin Alcorn 1,345 2nd of 2 1995 HD 24 Other Matt Chachere 3,831 2nd of 2 HD 26 Other Noland Howard 766 3rd of 3 HD 34 Other D. D. Jackson 1,862 2nd of 2 HD 53 Other Paul A. Lapeyrouse 797 5th of 6 HD 61 Other Verna M. Bradley-Jackson 1,592 2nd of 2 HD 70 Other Steve Myers 6,666 2nd of 2 HD 75 Other Jacqueline Carr 916 4th of 4 HD 82 Other Eddie Lirette 862 3rd of 3 HD 90 Other Claire Hudock Torrey 2,313 2nd of 2 1991(general) HD 7 Other E. G. Asseff 2,451 2nd of 2 HD 9 Other Kermit K. Westmoreland 2,983 2nd of 2 HD 15 Other James R. Elee 882 3rd of 3 HD 80 Other Raymond Waguespack 2,224 2nd of 2 HD 93 Other Marilyn Jean Alexander 743 3rd of 4 HD 99 Other Raymond Brown 1,106 2nd of 3 Feb 1991(special) HD 50 Other Pam Daniels 1,759 3rd of 4 1987 HD 8 Other Freddy Shewmake 3,465 2nd of 3 HD 68 OtherBen Peabody 3,311 3rd of 3 HD 70 Other Richard J. Brazan Jr. 1,807 4th of 4

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