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    "kind": "runoff",
    "conditional": "Held only in a congressional district where no U.S. House candidate won a majority of the votes cast in the 3 Nov 2026 open primary (R.S. 18:511(A)); the top two then meet in the open general election (R.S. 18:481-482). The U.S. Senate race is decided by plurality on 3 Nov (R.S. 18:512(A)) and has no runoff.",
    "timezone": "America/Chicago",
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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Louisiana SoS Schedule of 2026 Elections (rev. 07/2026), Election Dates and Types of Elections pages; La. R.S. 18:481-482, 18:511, 18:512, 18:541, 18:574, 18:1405, 18:1451, 1:55",
      "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)"
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    "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/us-midterms-2026-la-r2",
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        "name": "U.S. House",
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          "from": "2026-12-21T18:00:00Z",
          "by": "2026-12-30T05:59:59Z",
          "confidence": "announced",
          "basis": "Promulgation \"on or before the fourteenth day after the primary or general election, if no action has been timely filed contesting the election\" (R.S. 18:574(E)). The fourteenth day is Saturday 26 Dec; with the weekend and Christmas Day (R.S. 1:55) rules of R.S. 18:574(F) it falls on Monday 28 Dec, and the window closes at the end of Tuesday 29 Dec, Central time, a one-day margin to err late. A timely contest delays promulgation. The candidate with the most votes is elected (R.S. 18:512(A)). An action contesting the election must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on the ninth day after the election, 21 Dec (R.S. 18:1405(B)). Only absentee-by-mail and early-voting ballots may be recounted (SoS After an Election FAQ; R.S. 18:1451). Precedent: the date of the SoS promulgation of the 10 Dec 2022 general election was not found."
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            "from": "2026-12-13T02:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-12-13T12:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "Polls are open 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. (R.S. 18:541(A); SoS Election Dates page for 12 Dec 2026). Louisiana is entirely on Central time: 8:00 PM CST on Saturday 12 Dec = 02:00 UTC on 13 Dec. Results are posted to the SoS site in real time on election night (SoS After an Election FAQ). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 13 Dec: an estimate, not a published time.",
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            "stage": "intermediate-count",
            "from": "2026-12-15T06:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-12-21T18:00:00Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Parish canvass. Voting machines are opened and results verified on the third day after the election, Tuesday 15 Dec (SoS After an Election FAQ). The parish board of election supervisors files its compiled statement \"no later than 4:00 p.m. on the fifth day after the election\" (Thursday 17 Dec), returns reach the Secretary of State by noon on the sixth day (Friday 18 Dec), and the SoS announces tentative results on its website \"not later than noon on the seventh day after the election\" (R.S. 18:574(A)(3), (D)); the seventh day is Saturday 19 Dec, so it moves to Monday 21 Dec (R.S. 18:574(F)). The window closes at noon CST on 21 Dec.",
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            "from": "2026-12-21T18:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-12-30T05:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "Promulgation \"on or before the fourteenth day after the primary or general election, if no action has been timely filed contesting the election\" (R.S. 18:574(E)). The fourteenth day is Saturday 26 Dec; with the weekend and Christmas Day (R.S. 1:55) rules of R.S. 18:574(F) it falls on Monday 28 Dec, and the window closes at the end of Tuesday 29 Dec, Central time, a one-day margin to err late. A timely contest delays promulgation. The candidate with the most votes is elected (R.S. 18:512(A)). An action contesting the election must be filed by 4:30 p.m. on the ninth day after the election, 21 Dec (R.S. 18:1405(B)). Only absentee-by-mail and early-voting ballots may be recounted (SoS After an Election FAQ; R.S. 18:1451). Precedent: the date of the SoS promulgation of the 10 Dec 2022 general election was not found.",
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            "url": "https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Graphical",
            "role": "results-live",
            "kind": "other",
            "kindReason": "no election or results marker",
            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "SoS live election results site (multi-election app; the election is chosen in a drop-down). The 12 Dec 2026 election is not listed in its election list yet (checked 2026-09-25).",
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            "url": "https://www.sos.la.gov/elections-voting/election-results-statistics",
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            "note": "SoS Schedule of 2026 Elections, revised 07/2026: 12 Dec 2026 is the \"Open U.S. Representative General/Open General\" election.",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "SoS Types of Elections: U.S. Representatives run in an open primary on 3 Nov 2026 \"and, if necessary, an open general election on December 12, 2026.\"",
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