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Bruce Payton (independent) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Candidate Connection survey in 2023. .
Bruce Payton was born in Harahan, Louisiana. Payton earned an associate degree from Nicholls State University in 1985. His career experience includes working as a media consultant.
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.
 | Billy Nungesser (R) | 66.1% | 611,220 Votes✔ |
 | Willie Jones (D) | 19.8% | 182,747 Votes |
 | Elbert Guillory (R)  | 6.2% | 57,487 Votes |
 | Tami Hotard (R) | 4.9% | 45,714 Votes |
 | Bruce Payton (Independent) | 1.7% | 15,315 Votes |
 | Gary Rispone (Independent) | 1.3% | 11,688 Votes |
| Total votes: 924,171 | ||||
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