2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2019 Louisiana elections

2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

October 12, 2019

Nominee Billy Nungesser Willie Jones Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 884,309 413,556 Percentage 68.14% 31.86%

Nungesser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No votes

Lieutenant Governor before election Billy Nungesser Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser Republican

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.

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

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Billy Nungesser (incumbent)	884,309	68.13%	+12.75%
	Democratic	Willie Jones	413,556	31.87%	-12.75%
Total votes			1,297,865	100%	N/A
	Republican hold

See also

• United States elections, 2019
• Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

External links

Official campaign websites

• Billy Nungesser (R) for Lt. Governor