Belsome ran an ad criticizing Guidry for working for former District Attorney of Orleans Parish Eddie Jordan, who resigned last year in response to allegations of purging the office of white employees. Justice Kimball spent more than $200,000 on television advertisements, compared with Hughes’ $111,283.Īs the election approached, the subject of the ads became more political and the tone more negative. The rest of the advertising came from the Fifth Judicial District, where 16-year incumbent Kitty Kimball easily defeated challenger Jeff Hughes. “It reinforces the reality that big money is becoming a prerequisite for anyone who wants to serve on the bench.”
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“Louisiana is the latest state to set a record for TV spending on a Supreme Court race,” said James Sample, counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice. This marks the first time in 36 years that a Republican will hold that seat. Guidry and Kuhn received the first and second most votes respectively, advancing them to the general election in November. The majority of the advertising was from the First Judicial District, where Democrat Roland Belsome was battling Republicans Jimmy Kuhn and Greg Guidry for an open seat on the court. That eclipses the $153,212 spent during the entire campaign cycle in Louisiana in 2004, the only other year where Louisiana saw any advertising for Supreme Court elections since the Brennan Center for Justice and the Justice at Stake Campaign began analyzing state Supreme Court campaigns in 2008-to view ads and storyboards, click here. In the week before the October 4 primary, candidates and special interest groups spent $286,410 on television advertisements, bringing total spending for the campaign cycle in the state to $726,253. New York, NY – Advertising by Supreme Court candidates in Louisiana increased sharply in the days before last week’s primary election, creating by far the most expensive air wars between judicial candidates that the state has seen, announced two national watchdog groups. Hall, Justice at Stake, Advertising in Louisiana’s Supreme Court Elections Smashes Record James Sample, Brennan Center for Justice, W. Advance Constitutional Change Show / hide.National Task Force on Democracy Reform & the Rule of Law.
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