Gov. Edwards sets dates for 3 special elections (Source: WIS) By Rachael Thomas | January 7, 2021 at 3:49 PM CST - Updated February 3 at 10:20 AM BATON ROUGE, La. (KSLA) - Governor John Bel Edwards has announced dates for three special elections in March and April. The governor made the announcement Wednesday, Jan. 6 after consulting with the Secretary of State’s Office. For congressional elections in Districts 2 and 5, the primary will be held March 20, with the runoff, if necessary, scheduled for April 24. And in Baton Rouge, Judge Chris Hester was elected to the appeals court, leaving his seat vacant in Baton Rouge City Court. This election (Division 2A Judge) will be held Oct. 9, with a runoff scheduled for Nov. 13, if necessary. Qualifying for this election is July 14 to 16.