Run off Produces Delegates
The run off for the 2 female delagate slots in the 7th congressional district produced the final 2 delegates taking the total district level total to 42.
Congrats to Lexi Thompson & Evia Hodge.
40 of 42 DNC Delegate Winners Announced;
7th District Tie Forces May 19 Run-off Vote
The Louisiana Democratic Party (LDP) today announced 40 of the 42 winners in the Democratic National Convention Congressional District delegate elections that were held across the state on Saturday, May 5. A three-way tie for two seats in the 7th Congressional District will force a run-off.
Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson announced the results after the party completed the process of counting the paper ballots used in Saturday’s election. Complete results are listed on the Louisiana Democratic Party website here.
Democrats voted to elect delegates from each of Louisiana’s current seven congressional districts. Those 42 delegates will comprise the majority of the Louisiana delegation that will represent state Democrats at the party’s national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September. In addition, four gender specific alternate delegates were also elected from the First (male), Second (female), Third (male), and Fourth (female) districts, as established in the LDP’s delegate selection rules.
The tie was produced in voting for the three female delegate slots in the 7th District. Myra Bennett was the top vote getter among four candidates and was elected. However, Sally O. Donlon, Evia Hodge, and Lexi Thompson each received the same number of votes, forcing a run-off election to among them to fill the two female delegate positions that remain from the 7th District.
The 7th District run-off election will be held on May 19 at polling places to be announced by the party later this week.
The convention will run September 3-6, and will nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to carry the party’s banner in the November 6 general election.
“I thank all of those who stood as candidates to serve as delegates,” Chair Peterson said. “Your commitment and dedication to our party and our President now bode well for us in the fall. There will be other opportunities to work to advance our cause in the weeks and months ahead. I ask that you remain engaged in the process throughout this election cycle.
“To those of you who were elected, I look forward to seeing you in Charlotte in September — and on the campaign trail working for the President’s re-election,” Chair Peterson concluded.
The DNC delegates and alternates elected on Saturday are listed by congressional district:
First Congressional District
Female Delegates
Belinda Brown
Elsie Palmer Burkhalter
Brenda “Ann” Palme
Male Delegates
Jessie Lee Philips
T.J. Smith, Jr.
Male Alternate: Patrick L. Miller
Second Congressional District
Female Delegates
Diana E. Bajoie
Candace N. Newell
DeShannon Cobb Russell
Female Alternate: Cynthia Hedge-Morrell
Male Delegates
Jay H. Banks
Troy “C” Carter
Mark D. Spears, Jr.
Third Congressional District
Female Delegates
Debbie S. Craighead
Dr. Camalyn Gaines
Judy Brignac Songy
Male Delegates
Matthew F. Block
Damon K. Davis
Randal L. Gaines
Male Alternate: Wayne Thibodeaux
Fourth Congressional District
Female Delegates
Frankie Mae Evans
Barbara Norton
Daryl Joy Walters
Female Alternate: Shawanda Jackson
Male Delegates
Lynn D. Cawthorne
Kenneth R. Epperson, Sr.
Patrick C. Williams
Fifth Congressional District
Female Delegates
Billye Burns
Katrina R. Jackson
Mary Kincade
Male Delegates
Charles Kincade
Rodney McFarland, Sr.
Ronnie Lamar Traylor
Sixth Congressional District
Female Delegates
Regina A. Barrow
Cassandra Butler
Pat Haynes Smith
Male Delegates
Gideon T. Carter, III
Sherman G. Ruth
Alfred C. Williams
W.T. Winfield
Seventh Congressional District
Female Delegates
Myra Wilburn Bennett
May 19th Runoff Candidates
Sally O. Donlon
Evia Hodge
Lexi Thompson
Male Delegates
Charles Ray Bennett
Davante Lewis
Jonald J. Walker, III
For Full Results on the election including vote counts for all candidates Click Here.