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Elbert Guillory
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives
Louisiana State Senate District 24
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Norfolk State University, 1968

Law

Rutgers Law School, 1971

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Years of service

1964 - 1968

Personal
Birthplace
Opelousas, La.
Religion
Christian
Profession
Attorney
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Elbert Guillory was a member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 24.

Guillory (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Elbert Guillory was born in Opelousas, Louisiana. Guillory served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968. He earned a B.S. from Norfolk State University in 1968 and a J.D. from Rutgers University in 1971. Guillory's career experience includes working as an attorney, a Baptist minister, a police reserve lieutenant, and a law instructor with Rutgers University. He has been affiliated with the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of Peter Claver, the Masons, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Louisiana State University Eunice Board, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women, Acadiana Young Republicans, the Republican State Central Committee, and Elbert Guillory's America PAC.[1][2][3]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Guillory served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
• Retirement, Chair
• Education
• Health & Welfare
• Judiciary C

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Guillory served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Guillory served on the following committees:

2008-2009

In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Guillory served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024


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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6

Cleo Fields won election outright against Elbert Guillory, Quentin Anthony Anderson, Peter Williams, and Wilken Jones Jr. in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields (D)
 
50.8
 
150,323
Image of Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory (R)
 
37.7
 
111,737
Image of Quentin Anthony Anderson
Quentin Anthony Anderson (D) Candidate Connection
 
8.0
 
23,811
Image of Peter Williams
Peter Williams (D)
 
2.1
 
6,252
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Wilken Jones Jr. (D)
 
1.3
 
3,910

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 296,033
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guillory in this election.

2023

See also: Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023


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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Billy Nungesser
Billy Nungesser (R)
 
65.5
 
678,531
Image of Willie Jones
Willie Jones (D)
 
20.5
 
211,988
Image of Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.2
 
64,058
Image of Tami Hotard
Tami Hotard (R)
 
4.9
 
50,711
Image of Bruce Payton
Bruce Payton (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
17,195
Image of Gary Rispone
Gary Rispone (Independent)
 
1.3
 
13,111

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,035,594
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Guillory in this election.

2016

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. The seat was open following incumbent John Fleming's decision to run for Senate. A total of eight candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. Of those eight, Marshall Jones (D) and Mike Johnson (R) advanced to the general election which was held on December 10, 2016. Johnson subsequently defeated Jones in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Johnson 65.2% 87,370
     Democratic Marshall Jones 34.8% 46,579
Total Votes 133,949
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State
U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarshall Jones 28.2% 80,593
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Johnson 24.7% 70,580
     Republican Trey Baucum 17.6% 50,412
     Republican Oliver Jenkins 15.6% 44,521
     Republican Elbert Guillory 7.3% 21,017
     Republican Rick John 4.6% 13,220
     Independent Mark Halverson 1.1% 3,149
     Independent Kenneth Krefft 0.9% 2,493
Total Votes 285,985
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2015

See also: Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Guillory ran for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana in the 2015 election.[5]

Results

Primary election

No candidate received an outright majority in the blanket primary election on October 24, 2015. The two candidates with the most votes, who qualified for the November 21st runoff election, were Kip Holden (D) and Billy Nungesser (R).[6]

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Blanket Primary, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKip Holden 33.3% 360,679
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Nungesser 30% 324,654
     Republican John Young 28.9% 313,183
     Republican Elbert Guillory 7.9% 85,460
Total Votes 1,083,976
Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State.
General election

Incumbent Jay Dardenne (R) decided to run for governor of Louisiana instead of seeking re-election. Republican Billy Nungesser defeated his Democratic opponent, Kip Holden. In the same cycle, John Edwards (D) won the 2015 gubernatorial election.[7]

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, Run-off election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Kip Holden 44.6% 506,578
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Nungesser 55.4% 628,864
Total Votes 1,135,442
Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State.

Polls

Run-off election candidates match-up: Billy Nungesser (R) vs. Kip Holden (D)

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Poll Kip Holden (D) Billy Nungesser (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
JMC Analytics/WVLA
October 28-31, 2015		 39%40%21%+/-4600
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Hypothetical primary match-ups

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Poll Kip Holden (D) Billy Nungesser (R)John Young (R)Elbert Guillory (R)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
MarblePort
October 20-21, 2015		 31.5%22.0%31.6%5.5%9.5%+/-3.01,464
Triumph Campaigns
September 29-30, 2015		 27%22%27%6%17%+/-2.91,047
Triumph Campaigns
March 5, 2015		 33%23%20%2%22%+/-2.41,655
AVERAGES 22.88% 16.75% 19.65% 3.38% 12.13% +/-2.08 1,041.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected].

Campaign finance

Second quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $1,068,667.87 and spent a total of $313,622.79 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 24, 2015.[8]

First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $503,936.05 and spent a total of $1,233,364.3 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.[9]

Annual report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $563,066.12 and spent a total of $183,094.98 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 19, 2015.[10]

2014

See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014 and United States Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014

Guillory was mentioned as a possible Republican candidate for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District.[11]

Guillory was mentioned as a possible Republican candidate in the United States Senate race in 2014. He eventually decided to back Bill Cassidy (R) to challenge incumbent Mary Landrieu (D).[12]

2011

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Guillory won re-election to the District 24 state Senate seat in 2011. He faced Opelousas Mayor Don Cravins (D) and Kelly Scott (D) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Guillory and Cravins advanced past the primary to the November 19, 2011 general election.[13][14] Guillory defeated Cravins.[15]

Louisiana State Senate District 24 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElbert Guillory Incumbent 55.7% 13,183
     Democratic Don Cravins 44.3% 10,504
Total Votes 23,687
Louisiana State Senate District 24 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDon Cravins 40.7% 11,210
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngElbert Guillory Incumbent 46.4% 12,768
     Democratic Kelly Scott 12.9% 3,550
Total Votes 27,528

Races to watch

On September 12, 2011, Bayou Buzz issued a report on the top five Louisiana Senate races to watch. The race between Guillory, Cravins and Scott was ranked as number 5. The report stated that Guillory advocated for a redistricting plan pushed by the Louisiana Family Forum, an affiliate of Focus on the Family, that would have packed black voters into districts, reducing the number of majority-minority seats. This could have potentially backfired, especially since Cravins had been popular while serving as Mayor of Opelousas.[16]

2009

Guillory was elected to Louisiana State Senate District 24 in a special election held May 2, 2009.[17]

Louisiana State Senate District 24
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Elbert Guillory (D) 7,906
Pat Cravins (D) 4,746

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

Candidate Connection

Elbert Guillory completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guillory's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Elbert Guillory was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, and graduated from J.S. Clark High School. He became active in the Civil Rights Movement during the late 1950's then joined the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He finished college while in the Navy and was accepted into several of the nation's top law schools. He graduated from Rutgers Law School and taught at Rutgers Law.

He worked for the state governments of New Jersey and Pennsylvania and at age 29, he ran his first state agency in Maryland. He was also chosen to run cabinet level agencies for Illinois and Seattle, Washington, and to work in the Nixon administration in Washington, D.C.

Guillory spent 50 years as a criminal defense lawyer and served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and Louisiana Senate. He was Legislator of the Year twice in his first 6 years and was admitted to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame for his work in law and government.

  • I have the experience and seasoning to get this job done well.
  • I will continue the work of the prior Lt. Gov. in selling Louisiana, but I will also participate fully in the legislative process, identifying problems and proposing legislative solutions.
  • I believe in God, I believe in my country, and I have country boy common sense.

Education, security/crime, immigration, government spending.

The opportunity to sell Louisiana to the world and the opportunity to address and solve problems through the legislative process.

My daddy! He was a legend! He was an entrepreneur, inventor, educator, musician, airplane owner and pilot, motorcyclist, daddy, and many other things.

Yes, the Bible.

Belief in God and love for America.

Honesty, integrity, tenacity, and common sense.

Selling Louisiana to the world and solving problems through the legislative process.

Since my first civil rights arrest at 15, I have been a warrior for justice. In this capacity, I have left legacy of justice, fairness, and equality, from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Gulf Coast, and I'm still going strong.

When I was 5, my dad gave me my first air rifle, and taught me to shoot. I have been a gun owner, hunter, military and police marksman since that time.

Operator of my lawn service. I held that job from age 8 to age 14. I had one employee.

Black Boy by Richard Wright, which I read at age 4. Because, I read it at age 4 and it was the first book that I read.

Captain America.

The Christmas Song by Nat Cole

Overcoming a rotten little league baseball career has led me to become a mountain climber, ironman triathlete, kickboxer, ballet student, martial artist, football player, and fencer.

Selling Louisiana to the world and solving problems which affect the lives of the people of Louisiana.

Yes, the opportunity for legislative involvement.

Yes, I believe that it is essential.

Experience in the tourism industry and experience in the State Legislature. I have both.

The Cajun Joke Collection by Paw Paw Fontenot, especially the one about his cousin Clovis' 30th anniversary.

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Campaign website

Guillory's campaign website stated the following:

“

EDUCATION

Your politicians have thrown your children under the bus. You need some new politicians ready to work, ready to serve you. Our public schools are on a hotbed of disobedience, disrespect, disruption and violence! The majority of American children can't read, write or compute at grade level. Isn't it time to try something else?

IMMIGRATION

If this country can give a half a million dollars to illegal aliens that broke into our country... What about my great granddaddy who was separated from his family, his village, his country, and his continent. And he didn't break into this country. He was dragged here in a slave ship. If this country has a half a million to throw away then he owes my family at least two million dollars, for each generation we have been here. We have GOT to choose people who will represent OUR communities.

SAFETY

I invite you to join me in resolving to protect at very least four of the foundational pillars of American Life.

American Culture

Our values, even our languages are in danger. Hard work climbing the ladder of success: family of married mom, dad and children, education, even our language has come to press 1 for Spanish and 2 for English.

American History

Snowflakes too lazy to study and learn from history want tear pages out of history books, tear down statues and rewrite any history that "OFFENDS" them. The lawless times of "defund the police" and "turn loose violent criminals".

Our Guns

Americans and our GUNS are the last line of defense of ourselves and our families, and our property.

Our God

This is really the first and most important. It is GOD! We have let a small minority of wackos come into GOD'S country and EVICT God from our schools, meetings, and even from public life![18]

”
—Elbert Guillory's campaign website (2023)[19]

Campaign finance summary

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Elbert Guillory campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Louisiana District 6Lost primary$131,472 $62,341
2023* Lieutenant Governor of LouisianaLost primary$63,862 $54,637
Grand total$195,334 $116,978
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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2015

In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.

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2012

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 28, 2022
    2. ↑ theadvocate.com, "Guillory announces switch to GOP," June 1, 2013
    3. ↑ nola.com, "State Sen. Elbert Guillory, now a Republican, says Democratic Party chair remarks helped spur his switch," May 31, 2013
    4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
    5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ltgov
    6. ↑ The Lens, "Elections 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
    7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results 2015," accessed November 22, 2015
    8. ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 24, 2015
    9. ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 4, 2015
    10. ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 19, 2015
    11. ↑ The Hill, "GOP senator moves toward run for McAllister's House seat," accessed July 9, 2014
    12. ↑ Roll Call, "Another Potential Opponent Instead Backs Cassidy in Louisiana," accessed December 3, 2013
    13. ↑ The Advertiser, "Cravins, Guillory at odds in Senate race," August 26, 2011
    14. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
    15. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
    16. ↑ Bayou Buzz, "Vitter, Jindal Ready To Hammer And Louisiana Legislative Races To Watch," September 12, 2011 (dead link)
    17. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "May 2, 2009 special election results," accessed August 23, 2011
    18. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    19. ↑ Vote Elbert, “Platform,” accessed September 1, 2023
    20. ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    21. ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    22. ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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