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Russ Wise
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Russ Wise (independent) is running for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 57. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 18, 2023. He advanced from the primary on October 14, 2023.
Wise was a 2011 independent candidate for District 57 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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.
Sylvia Taylor and Russ Wise are running in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 57 on November 18, 2023.
| Sylvia Taylor (D) |
| Russ Wise (Independent) |
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The following candidates ran in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 57 on October 14, 2023.
| Sylvia Taylor (D) | 17.4% | 1,722 Votes✔ |
| Russ Wise (Independent) | 15.9% | 1,573 Votes✔ |
 | Shondrell Perrilloux (R) | 15.5% | 1,530 Votes |
| Shane Bailey (D) | 12.8% | 1,264 Votes |
| Albert Burl III (D) | 12.2% | 1,211 Votes |
| Larry Sorapuru Jr. (D) | 10.0% | 990 Votes |
| Rodney Nicholas (D) | 8.7% | 864 Votes |
| Michelle Sweeney (D) | 7.5% | 741 Votes |
| Total votes: 9,895 | ||||
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Wise ranin the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 57. He faced Democrats Olangee Breech, Albert Burl III, Randal Gaines and Shane Bailey in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between Wise and Gaines. Gaines defeated Wise to win the seat.
Louisiana House of Representatives District 57 General Election, 2011
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Randal Gaines |
69% | 5,677 |
| Independent | Russ Wise | 31% | 2,548 |
| Total Votes | 8,225 | ||
Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 Blanket Primary, 2011
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Randal Gaines |
41.8% | 5,463 |
| Independent | Russ Wise |
28.8% | 3,768 |
| Democratic | Albert Burl III | 12.6% | 1,644 |
| Democratic | Shane Bailey | 12.5% | 1,641 |
| Democratic | Olangee Breech | 4.3% | 562 |
| Total Votes | 13,078 | ||
