Gary Wainwright, a registered member of the Louisiana Green Party, ran for New Orleans Criminal Court Judge on October 20, 2007. Party labels appeared on the ballot. Wainwright polled 6.0% in the 7-candidate race.
Autumne Bankovic, another registered member of the Green Party, received 21.7% in a two-person race for Justice of the Peace in Mooringsport, Caddo Parish (near Shreveport). Her only opponent, M. E. Nichols, was listed on the ballot as a Republican.
Wainwright and Bankovic are the only Greens who ran for office in Louisiana on October 20.
Six percent is astounding for a leftist 3rd party candidate in Louisiana in a partisan seven-person race. Way to go, Gary Wainwright.
Proud to say I voted for Gary myself.
Louisiana’s state and local elections are nonpartisan. Putting party labels on the ballot doesn’t make it a partisan election.
New Orleans is certainly not typical of Louisiana. In fact, N. O. is, in many ways, like a separate nation.
EVERY STATE SHOULD BE LIKE LA.THE OPEN PRIMARY TIME IS NOW
You’re talking about nonpartisan elections, will: all candidates run in the same election, with the top two, regardless of party, going to the runoff. Although the parties may endorse candidates, they have no way of officially nominating candidates.
Here’s a link to a brief history of nonpartisan elections in the U. S.: Nonpartisan elections.
nothing wrong with nonparartisan elections.the party system has produced a great big mess. only a true idiot believes political parties are a plus. a nonpartisan election system on all levels woukd place this country on the right track.