J Andres Commune Elections, 2116

The 2116 J Andres Commune Elections were held on October 6, 2116 to elect the 727 senators of the J Andres Commune.

Background
President Pierre Bourbon was largely seen as an unbeatable incumbent. He had already won five terms in office and was running for his sixth. He ran against Libertarian candidate Horace Behr, and easily defeated him, winning about 75% of the vote.

The much more interesting race in 2116 was the Commune elections. The long time Nationalist party leader, Albert Hahn stepped down from his leadership position after 40 years and was replaced by Kyle Barlow, grandson of former President Emily Gibbons. Barlow ran on a platform of further expansion and colonization in line with the Marianne Colony.

The Libertarian party also changed it's leader with George Lawrence stepping down after 26 years to be replaced by Raza Gamal. Gamal ran on a familiar platform against nationalizations, but also encouraged the formation of private armies to protect private property.

Both messages resonated loudly winning additional seats for the Nationalists and Libertarians at the expense of the Labor party. The Labor party still had an outright majority in the Commune, but they had been reduced to 58%, their lowest percentage since 2096.