Billy Nungesser
2016 - Present
2028
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Billy Nungesser (Republican Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He assumed office on January 11, 2016. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Nungesser (Republican Party) won re-election for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Nungesser was born and raised in Louisiana. He founded the General Marine Leasing Company in 1991. He also helped form the Plaquemines Association of Business and Industry.[1][2]
After Hurricane Katrina, he was elected president of Plaquemines Parish in Louisiana and served in that position from 2007 to 2014. In 2011, he ran for lieutenant governor but lost to incumbent Republican Jay Dardenne in the primary election on October 22, 2011.[3][4][5]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Billy Nungesser (R) | 65.5 | 678,531 |
 | Willie Jones (D) | 20.5 | 211,988 | |
 | Elbert Guillory (R)  | 6.2 | 64,058 | |
 | Tami Hotard (R) | 4.9 | 50,711 | |
 | Bruce Payton (Independent) | 1.7 | 17,195 | |
 | Gary Rispone (Independent) | 1.3 | 13,111 | |
| Total votes: 1,035,594 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clay Schexnayder (R)
- Chester Pritchett (Independent)
2019
See also: Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Incumbent Billy Nungesser won election outright against Willie Jones in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Nungesser (R) | 68.1 | 884,309 |
| Willie Jones (D) | 31.9 | 413,556 | |
| Total votes: 1,297,865 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rao Uppu (D)
2015
Nungesser ran for election to the office of lieutenant governor of Louisiana in the 2015 election. He defeated his opponent Kip Holden (D).[6][7]
Results
General election
Incumbent Jay Dardenne (R) decided to run for governor of Louisiana instead of seeking re-election. Republican Billy Nungesser defeated his Democratic opponent, Kip Holden. In the same cycle, John Edwards (D) won the 2015 gubernatorial election.[8]
| Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Run-off election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kip Holden | 44.6% | 506,578 | |
| Republican |  Billy Nungesser |
55.4% | 628,864 | |
| Total Votes | 1,135,442 | |||
| Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Primary election
No candidate received an outright majority in the primary election on October 24, 2015. Kip Holden (D) and Billy Nungesser (R) received the most votes and qualified for the November 21, 2018, runoff election.[9]
| Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kip Holden |
33.3% | 360,679 | |
| Republican | Billy Nungesser |
30% | 324,654 | |
| Republican | John Young | 28.9% | 313,183 | |
| Republican | Elbert Guillory | 7.9% | 85,460 | |
| Total Votes | 1,083,976 | |||
| Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
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Run-off election candidates match-up: Billy Nungesser (R) vs. Kip Holden (D)
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Debates
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November forum Nungesser said that in his first days in office, he would protect the state parks and museums cut in recent budgets. He said,
Holden said he would focus on promoting and improving the state's small towns. He added,
The candidates took other questions about tourism, such as how they would attract filmmakers to Louisiana despite a cap on film tax credits and how they would persuade international airlines to fly direct from Europe to Louis Armstrong International Airport.[10] On film credits, Nungesser said that any entity receiving state money should provide an audited report annually. Holden said that the state should welcome filmmakers but make penalties for violations clear. Both candidates spoke positively about courting international travel.[10] Holden and Nungesser agreed that the state should reignite the Louisiana Seafood brand and support the seafood industry.[10] | |||||||||||||
Campaign finance
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Second quarter report (2015)
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2011
Nungesser lost to incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne in the primary election on October 22, 2011.
Dardenne captured more than 50 percent of the vote and won re-election outright. The Louisiana general election was held on Saturday, November 19, 2011, but the office of lieutenant governor did not appear on the ballot.[15]
| Lt. Governor of Louisiana, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jay Dardenne Incumbent |
53.1% | 504,541 | |
| Republican | Billy Nungesser | 46.9% | 445,049 | |
| Total Votes | 949,590 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Billy Nungesser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nungesser's responses.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
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Noteworthy events
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On December 17, 2020, Nungesser announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[16]
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Plaquemines Parish, "Plaquemines Parish Government 2011-2014," accessed December 11, 2014
- ↑ Friends of Billy Nungesser, "About Billy," accessed December 13, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate database," accessed September 8, 2011
- ↑ Sos.LA.gov, "Unofficial Election Results: Results for Election Date: 10/22/2011," accessed October 23, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, "Louisiana Office Of Lt. Governor, Biography," accessed July 19, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedltgov - ↑ Associated Press, "Louisiana - County Vote Results: Lieutenant Governor - General," November 21, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results 2015," accessed November 22, 2015
- ↑ The Lens, "Elections 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Rob Krieger, WVUE, "Lieutenant governor candidates keep it friendly in Baton Rouge debate," November 16, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 19, 2015
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2010 Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance"
- ↑ Chron, "Louisiana lieutenant governor tests positive for COVID-19," December 17, 2020
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Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 2016-Present |
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President of Plaquemines Parish |
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