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2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

For related races, see 2023 United States attorney general elections.

The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023 to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor, leading to an open race.[1] In the runoff, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek by a margin of 33 percent.

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election
← 2019 October 14, 2023 (first round)
November 18, 2023 (runoff)		 2027 →
 
Candidate Liz Murrill Lindsey Cheek John Stefanski
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 463,103
45.2% 		239,652
23.4% 		172,300
16.8%
Runoff 444,081
66.4% 		225,011
33.6% 		Eliminated
 
Candidate Perry Walker Terrebonne Marty Maley
Party Democratic Republican
First round 74,479
7.3% 		74,176
7.3%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Murrill:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stefanski:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Terrebonne:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Maley:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      >90%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%
     No votes
Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Liz Murrill
Republican

Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters were allowed to vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Candidates

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Republican candidates

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Advanced to runoff

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Eliminated in Primary

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Declined

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Democratic candidates

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Advanced to Runoff

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  • Lindsey Cheek, personal injury attorney[8]

Eliminated in Primary

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  • Perry Walker Terrebonne, attorney[8]

Independent candidates

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Withdrew

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Jungle primary

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Endorsements

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Lindsey Cheek (D)
Organizations
Liz Murrill (R)
Organizations
John Stefanski (R)
U.S. Representatives
Newspapers and other media

Polling

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Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		John
Belton
(I) 		Marty
Maley
(R) 		Liz
Murill
(R) 		John
Stefanski
(R) 		Undecided
JMC Analytics March 6–8, 2023 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 13% 2% 10% 7% 68%

Results

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General election jungle primary[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Liz Murrill 463,103 45.24%
Democratic Lindsey Cheek 239,652 23.41%
Republican John Stefanski 172,300 16.83%
Democratic Perry Walker Terrebonne 74,479 7.28%
Republican Marty Maley 74,176 7.25%
Total votes 1,023,710 100.0%

Runoff

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[18] Safe R June 21, 2023

Results

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General runoff[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Liz Murrill 444,081 66.37% +0.16
Democratic Lindsey Cheek 225,011 33.63% −0.16
Total votes 669,092 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

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Murrill won 5 of 6 congressional districts.[20]

District Murrill Cheek Representative
1st 77% 23% Steve Scalise
2nd 30% 70% Troy Carter
3rd 76% 24% Clay Higgins
4th 65% 35% Mike Johnson
5th 72% 28% Julia Letlow
6th 71% 29% Garret Graves

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rosato, Chris (October 5, 2022). "AG Jeff Landry announces run for governor". WAFB-TV. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Rosato, Chris (October 7, 2022). "3 candidates have their eyes set on becoming next La. attorney general". WAFB. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Bridges, Tyler (June 25, 2022). "Louisiana Republicans praise Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling at party gathering". The Advocate. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Hillburn, Greg (October 3, 2022). "John Stefanski makes it official, announces campaign team for attorney general". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces he is running for governor". WDSU News. October 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Blakenship, Chelsey (February 24, 2022). "Latest on Possible Candidates for 2023 Election Cycle". www.louisiananonprofits.org. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Campo, Colin (July 12, 2022). "State Rep. Tanner Magee of Houma to run for Louisiana appeals court seat". The Houma Courier. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Hutchinson, Piper (August 9, 2023). "Field for Louisiana attorney general includes 3 Republicans, surprise Democrat". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Hilburn, Greg (March 29, 2021). "Third District Attorney John Belton plans to run for Louisiana Attorney General in 2023". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Bridges, Tyler (June 1, 2023). "John Belton drops out of AG race, will remain as district attorney in north Louisiana". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.
  11. ^ Trifone, Emily (August 22, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Lindsey Cheek for Louisiana Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  12. ^ Koremenos, Johnny (February 16, 2023). "RAGA Endorses Liz Murrill for Louisiana Attorney General". Republican Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Louisiana Republican Party endorses Liz Murrill for attorney general".
  14. ^ Owens, Mary (April 17, 2023). "SBA Pro-Life America's Candidate Fund Endorses Liz Murrill for Louisiana AG". SBA Pro-Life America. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  15. ^ Hilburn, Greg (December 8, 2022). "Ralph Abraham endorses John Stefanski in 2023 Louisiana attorney general race". The Daily Adversiter. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  16. ^ EDITORIAL, STAFF (September 29, 2023). "Editorial: The Times-Picayune endorses for attorney general and lieutenant governor". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  17. ^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Attorney General".
  18. ^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  19. ^ "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  20. ^ https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/1726259507024834892 [bare URL]
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