2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election
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The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2011 will be held on October 22, when all candidates will compete in an open jungle primary, and November 19, when there will be a runoff election between the top two vote getters in the primary.[1]. Incumbent Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican, is running for reelection.
Background
Elections in Louisiana, with the exception of U.S. presidential elections (and congressional races beginning in 2008), follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. This scenario occurred in the 7th District congressional race in 1996, when Democrats Chris John and Hunter Lundy made the runoff for the open seat, and in 1999, when Republicans Suzanne Haik Terrell and Woody Jenkins made the runoff for Commissioner of Elections.
Candidates
On December 10, 2009, Jindal indicated that he would not run for president in 2012, saying he would focus on his reelection and that this would make transitioning to a national campaign difficult, though he later attempted to leave himself the opportunity to change his mind in the future.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/Portals/0/elections/pdf/Calendar%202011%20Elections.pdf
- ^ Ben Smith. "Jindal says no". Politico.com. Retrieved 2008-12-10.