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The Louisiana Democratic Party (French: Parti démocrate de Louisiane, Spanish: Partido Demócrata de Luisiana) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Louisiana. Dominated by the conservative planter elite through much of the 19th century, the party was historically prominent in politics since before the American Civil War.
Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Randal Gaines, also a delegate, thanked Biden for his "remarkable leadership" and expects the party to unite behind Harris.
Louisiana holds elections for these offices every four years in the year preceding a presidential election. [citation needed] Louisiana is one of 18 states with separate elections for governor and lieutenant governor, a process that has resulted in governor-lieutenant governor pairs from different parties.
Poised to flip a once reliably Republican congressional seat in Louisiana, Democrats’ are placing their hopes with state Sen. Cleo Fields, who has been a fixture in state politics for more than ...
In 2010, Leach was elected chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party in a special election. [6] During his tenure as chairman, the party struggled to field candidates for statewide offices. This was a contrast from when Leach first entered politics in what was then an overwhelmingly Democratic state dominated by conservative whites.
Louisiana will shift to closed party primary elections for some offices in 2026 after Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into law this week that will change the way the state's voters elect their ...
The 2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election was held on March 20, 2021, with a runoff being held on April 24, 2021.. On November 17, 2020, incumbent Democratic representative Cedric Richmond announced that he would resign from the United States House of Representatives to serve as the director of the Office of Public Liaison and as a Senior Advisor to Joe Biden.
Louisiana delegates to the Democratic National Convention 'voted overwhelmingly' to endorse Kamala Harris, state party Chairman Randal Gaines said.