Terry Hughes
Terry Hughes is a Republican candidate who ran for treasurer of Louisiana in the 2017 election. Hughes was defeated in the October 14, 2017, primary election. Prior to that, Hughes was a 2015 independent candidate for District 23 of the Louisiana State Senate.
Elections
2017
- See also: Louisiana treasurer election, 2017
Louisiana held a primary election for treasurer on October 14, 2017, with a general election on November 18, 2017. This special election was called after the previous treasurer, John Neely Kennedy, was elected to the U.S. Senate.
John Schroder (R) defeated Derrick Edwards (D) in the election for Treasurer of Louisiana.
| Election for Treasurer of Louisiana, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Schroder |
55.74% | 208,144 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 44.26% | 165,271 | |
| Total Votes | 373,415 | |||
| Source: Secretary of State of Louisiana | ||||
The following candidates ran in the election for Treasurer of Louisiana.
| Election for Treasurer of Louisiana, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards |
31.26% | 125,503 | |
| Republican | John Schroder |
24.02% | 96,440 | |
| Republican | Angele Davis | 21.64% | 86,880 | |
| Republican | Neil Riser | 18.13% | 72,792 | |
| Republican | Terry Hughes | 2.77% | 11,117 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph D. Little | 2.18% | 8,767 | |
| Total Votes | 401,499 | |||
| Source: Secretary of State of Louisiana | ||||
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Incumbent Patrick Cortez (R) defeated Terry Hughes (I) in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 23 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Patrick Cortez Incumbent |
83.9% | 27,231 | |
| Independent | Terry Hughes | 16.1% | 5,235 | |
| Total Votes | 32,466 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana State Treasurer
- Louisiana treasurer election, 2017
- Louisiana State Senate
- Louisiana State Senate District 23
- Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
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