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Louisiana, State Representative, District 3

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3
Current incumbentBarbara Norton Democratic Party

Louisiana's third state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Barbara Norton.

Louisiana state representatives represent an average of 43,175 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 42,562 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives serve four-year terms with term limits, limiting representatives to three terms (a total of 12 years). The Louisiana House of Representatives is one of the five state legislative lower houses whose members are elected to four-year terms, as opposed to the more common two-year term. Louisiana legislators assume office at noon on the second Monday in January after their election.

Qualifications

In order to run for office, the following qualifications are in place:

  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Must be a resident of the district they seek to hold office to for a minimum of two years.
  • Must not have served more than two and one half terms previously in office. This is for any candidate who has held office in the past after January 8, 1996.
  • Have not been convicted of a felony offense.
  • Have no outstanding fines with the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.
  • Pay a $225 filing fee with the Clerk of Court in the parish they reside in or collect 400 signatures.
  • If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay an additional $112.50 filing fee with the state and/or parish executive committee of their party.

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$22,800/year$164/day

Term limits

The Louisiana legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Of the 15 states, it is the only state where term limits were imposed by the state's legislators, rather than through the ballot initiative process. Under Louisiana's term limits, state representatives can serve no more than three four-year terms in the House.

The state's term limits law was enacted in 1995. The first year that the term limits enacted in 1995 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2007.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. An election is required if there is six months or more left in the unexpired term. The Speaker of the House must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy occurred. The Speaker of the House must determine the dates for the election along with all filing deadlines. The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Elections

2019

Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2019. The primary was on October 12, 2019, and the general election was on November 16. The filing deadline for candidates was August 8, 2019.

General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 3

Tammy Phelps (D) defeated Daryl Joy Walters (D) in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 on November 16, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tammy Phelps (D)
50.6
4,939

Daryl Joy Walters (D)
49.4
4,826

Total votes: 9,765
Primary election
Primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 3

Tammy Phelps and Daryl Joy Walters defeated Lester Smith in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Tammy Phelps (D)
46.0
3,214

Daryl Joy Walters (D)
33.4
2,333

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Lester Smith (D)
20.6
1,436

Total votes: 6,983


2015

Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.

In Louisiana, all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, face off in the primary election. If a candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote in the primary election, he or she wins outright. If no candidate reaches that threshold, a general election is held between the top two vote-getters. Incumbent Barbara Norton (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.


2011

Elections for the office of Louisiana House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on October 22, 2011, and a general election on November 19, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 8, 2011. Incumbent Barbara Norton (D) faced Anna Marie Arpino (R), Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) and Lynn Cawthorne (D) in the October 22 primary and defeated Cawthorne in the general election, which took place on November 19.

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 General Election, 2011

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Norton Incumbent 56.1% 3,240
Democratic Lynn Cawthorne 43.9% 2,533
Total Votes 5,773

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 3 Blanket Primary, 2011

Campaign contributions

From 2003 to 2011, candidates for Louisiana House of Representatives District 3 raised a total of $240,529. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $26,725 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Louisiana House of Representatives District 3

Year Amount Candidates Average
2011 $94,932 4 $23,733
2007 $86,605 3 $28,868
2003 $58,992 2 $29,496
Total $240,529 9 $26,725