The fall election season will ramp up this week as a three-day qualifying period begins tomorrow for candidates to sign up for the elected position they would like to serve. There are seven major candidates in the governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says we’ll know by the end of the business day on Thursday if all seven will actually have their name on the ballot.
“At the end of qualifying, we won’t be guessing, we’ll actually have the names,” said Pinsonat.
Pinsonat says at the moment, there have been seven candidates actively campaigning for governor, but there’s a chance one of two of them will look at the political landscape and decide not to qualify.
“The question is for them, do I have enough money, can I make an impact, am I running just because I have nothing better to do, I have no chance to win,” said Pinsonat.
Pinsonat says there’s still time for a surprise entrance into the governor’s race. He says it’s unlikely, but still possible, especially if that person has deep pockets and can self-finance much of their campaign.
Voters will also be choosing new statewide elected officials, or re-electing in some cases. Pinsonat expects the race for Attorney General, State Treasurer and Secretary of State will be hotly contested, even though there is not as much money in those races.
“The Secretary of State is very high profile now, because of all of the voter fraud allegations across the country, is our election system safe,” said Pinsonat.
Running for Secretary of State.
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D)
Nancy Landry (R)
Clay Schexnayder (R)
Brandon Trosclair (R)
Running for State Treasurer
Dustin Granger (D)
John Fleming (R)
Scott McKnight (R)
Running for Attorney General
Liz Murrill (R)
John Stefanski (R)
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