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Mike Francis (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Francis (Republican Party) ran for election for Louisiana Secretary of State. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Francis was the CEO and founder of Francis Drilling Fluids, an oil company based on the Gulf Coast. He was also previously the chairman of the Louisiana State Republican Party. Francis had previously run unsuccessfully for Louisiana State Senate in 1996 and for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2006. In the latter race, he lost to fellow Republican Jay Dardenne.
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.
Gwen Collins-Greenup and Nancy Landry are running in the general election for Louisiana Secretary of State on November 18, 2023.
 | Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) |
 | Nancy Landry (R) |
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The following candidates ran in the primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on October 14, 2023.
| Nancy Landry (R) | 19.4% | 196,517 Votes✔ |
| Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) | 19.2% | 195,100 Votes✔ |
 | Mike Francis (R) | 17.9% | 181,422 Votes |
 | Clay Schexnayder (R) | 14.7% | 149,470 Votes |
 | Arthur Morrell (D) | 11.1% | 112,419 Votes |
 | Thomas Kennedy III (R) | 10.1% | 102,225 Votes |
 | Brandon Trosclair (R) | 6.4% | 64,442 Votes |
 | Amanda Smith Jennings (Independent) | 1.3% | 13,195 Votes |
| Total votes: 1,014,790 | ||||
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Candidates in this election submitted campaign finance reports to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.
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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.
Incumbent Mike Francis won election outright against Shalon Latour and Keith Bodin in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.
| Mike Francis (R) | 59.1% | 146,437 Votes✔ |
 | Shalon Latour (R) | 21.6% | 53,630 Votes |
 | Keith Bodin (No Party Affiliation) | 19.3% | 47,748 Votes |
| Total votes: 247,815 | ||||
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Francis ran as a Republican candidate in the 2016 election for Louisiana Public Service Commission for the fourth district. He was one of two Republican candidates running in the open primary in November. In Louisiana, if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary a runoff election is not held. He won the general election on November 8, 2016.
Mike Francis defeated Mary Werner and Reldon Owens in the Louisiana public service commission, District 4 election.
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Francis |
53.66% | 175,074 |
| Democratic | Mary Werner | 33.14% | 108,134 |
| Republican | Reldon Owens | 13.20% | 43,079 |
| Total Votes | 326,287 | ||
| Source: The New York Times | |||
