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Nov. 8,
2016 U.S. Senate Primary and Dec. 10, 2016 Runoff |
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Nov. 8, 2016 Blanket Primary
Dec. 10, 2016 Runoff
Plurality: 188,375 votes (21.30 percentage points). LA Secretary of State
Notes: The seat was open due to the retirement of Sen. David Vitter (R). Twenty-four candidates ran to succeed Vitter in the Nov. 8, 2016 jungle primary. Treasurer John N. Kennedy (R) at 25.0% and Louisiana Public Service Commission member Foster Campbell (D) at 17.5% finished first and second to advance to the Dec. 10 run-off, followed by U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (R) with 15.4%, Caroline Fayard (D) 12.5% and U.S. Rep. John Fleming (R) 10.6%. Kennedy was a well known figure, having served as Treasurer since 2000 (first elected in 1999 and re-elected four times); he also ran for Attorney General in 1991 and for U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2008; he switched from the Democratic to Republican party in 2007. Campbell brought an even longer record of public service to the race, having served in the state Senate from 1976-2002 (first elected in 1975) and on the Public Service Commission since 2003 (first elected in 2002); he had also run for Congress in 1980, 1988 and 1990. Both Vice President-elect Pence, on Dec. 3 at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, and President-elect Trump, on Dec. 9 at Metro Airport in Baton Rouge, rallied for Kennedy. He defeated Campbell by 536,191 votes (60.65%) to 347,816 (39.35%). See also: Tyler Bridges. "Here's the secret to John N. Kennedy's U.S. Senate Win." The Advocate, Dec. 11, 2016. Campaign Managers: John N. Kennedy: Kim Allen Principal at Allen Public Affairs LLC from Jan. 2011. Director of public affairs for AL, LA, MS for AT&T, Feb. 2011-Jan. 2015. Internal communications director for the Senate Republican Conference (Sen. Lamar Alexander), Mar. 2008-Jan. 2011. Special events and projects director for LA 1st CD, Jan.-Mar. 2008. Special events and projects director (Aug. 2007-Jan. 2008) and legislative aide/deputy press secretary (Jan. 2005-July 2007) to Rep. Bobby Jindal. Event spokesperson on Bush-Cheney 2004. Staff on Friends of Bobby Jindal Inc., 2003-04. Communications aide to Biotechnology Industry Organization, 2003. B.A. in mass communication from Louisiana State University, 2002. Foster Campbell: Eric Foglesong President of FOCUS Strategies from Nov. 2011. Co-owner of Greentech Secure Lighting Systems from July 2012. Vice president of Good Capital from Mar. 2011. Campaign/political director for the Louisiana House Democratic Caucus, May-Dec. 2011. Campaign manager on Bill Segal for Orange County Mayor (FL), Nov. 2008-Nov. 2010. Studied at Rollins College. |
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