 Due to Louisiana's unusual Nonpartisan blanket primary, Fayard ran on the same ballot with the other 23 candidates on November 8.Fayard built her campaign on her outsider status in Louisiana politics, her personal accomplishments in the legal and business world, and her advocacy for pay equity for women, Paid family leave, and expansion of charter schools.According to Fayard, voters are looking past party identification in 2016 and are seeking new leadership, arguing that "people don't believe that government, regardless of who's in charge, is adequately serving their needs".