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2023 Louisiana elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14, 2023, with second rounds held on November 18 where needed.[1] Louisiana uses a two round system, where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round, and if no candidate wins an absolute majority, a runoff between the top two is held.

2023 Louisiana elections
← 2022 October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023		 2024 →

Governor

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Main article: 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Incumbent governor John Bel Edwards was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term due to Louisiana's term limits.[2]

Lieutenant governor

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Main article: 2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

Incumbent lieutenant governor Billy Nungesser ran for re-election. He had previously expressed interest in running for governor, but decided against it.[3]

Attorney general

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Main article: 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

Incumbent attorney general Jeff Landry ran for governor.[4] Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek in the runoff.

Secretary of state

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2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election
 
← 2019
2027 →
 
Nominee Nancy Landry Gwen Collins-Greenup Mike Francis
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 197,514
19.3% 		196,534
19.2% 		182,842
17.9%
Runoff 446,038
66.8% 		221,698
33.2% 		Eliminated
 
Nominee Clay Schexnayder Arthur Morrell Thomas Kennedy III
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 149,987
14.7% 		113,703
11.1% 		102,628
10.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
   
Nominee Brandon Trosclair
Party Republican
First round 64,686
6.3%
Runoff Eliminated
 
 
Landry:      20–30%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Collins-Greenup:      20–30%      30–40%      50–60%      80–90%
Francis:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Schexnayder:      20–30%      30–40%
Morrell:      40–50%
Kennedy:      40–50%
Secretary of State before election

Kyle Ardoin
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Nancy Landry
Republican

Incumbent secretary of state Kyle Ardoin retired.[5] Former state representative Nancy Landry defeated attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup in the runoff.

Candidates

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Advanced to runoff

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  • Nancy Landry (Republican), First Assistant Secretary of State and former state representative[6]
  • Gwen Collins-Greenup (Democratic), attorney and runner-up for secretary of state in 2018 and 2019[7]

Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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General election

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Candidate forum

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2023 Louisiana Secretary of State candidate forum
No. Date Host Link Democratic Republican Independent Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Gwen Collins-Greenup Mike Francis Amanda Jennings Thomas Kennedy III Nancy Landry Arthur Morrell Clay Schexnayder Brandon Trosclair
1[14] Sep. 21, 2023 Public Affairs
Research Council
of Louisiana 		YouTube P P N N P P A P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Gwen
Collins-Greenup (D) 		Mike
Francis (R) 		Amanda
Jennings (I) 		Thomas
Kennedy III (R) 		Nancy
Landry (R) 		Clay
Schexnayder (R) 		Brandon
Trosclair (R) 		Arthur
Morrell (D) 		Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R)[A] September 11–15, 2023 1,062 (LV) ± 2.9% 14% 8% 1% 5% 11% 11% 3% 6% 41%

Results

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2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election jungle primary[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Landry 197,514 19.34%
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 196,534 19.25%
Republican Mike Francis 182,842 17.91%
Republican Clay Schexnayder 149,987 14.69%
Democratic Arthur Morrell 113,703 11.13%
Republican Thomas Kennedy III 102,628 10.05%
Republican Brandon Trosclair 64,686 6.33%
Independent Amanda Jennings 13,275 1.30%
Total votes 1,021,169 100.0%

Runoff

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2023 Louisiana Secretary of State runoff election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Landry 446,038 66.80% +7.73
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 221,698 33.20% −7.73
Total votes 667,736 100.0%

Treasurer

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2023 Louisiana Treasurer election
 
← 2019
2027 →
       
Nominee John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 442,668
44.0% 		321,423
32.0% 		241,125
24.0%
Runoff 437,303
65.4% 		230,961
34.6% 		Eliminated
 
 
 
Fleming:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Granger:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%
Treasurer before election

John Schroder
Republican

Elected Treasurer

John Fleming
Republican

Incumbent treasurer John Schroder retired to run for governor.[17] Former U.S. Representative John Fleming defeated Dustin Granger in the runoff.

Candidates

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Advanced to runoff

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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General election

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Candidate forum

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2023 Louisiana State Treasurer candidate forum
No. Date Host Link Republican Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight
1 Aug. 16, 2023 Public Affairs
Research Council
of Louisiana 		YouTube P P P
2023 Louisiana Treasurer election jungle primary[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Fleming 442,668 44.04%
Democratic Dustin Granger 321,423 31.98%
Republican Scott McKnight 241,125 23.99%
Total votes 1,005,221 100.0%

Runoff

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2023 Louisiana Treasurer runoff election[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Fleming 437,303 65.44% +5.43
Democratic Dustin Granger 230,961 34.56% +0.03
Total votes 668,264 100.0%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

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Incumbent Agriculture commissioner Mike Strain ran for re-election.

Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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2023 Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Strain (incumbent)
Total votes

Commissioner of Insurance

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Incumbent Insurance commissioner Jim Donelon retired.[25]

Candidates

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Declared

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  • Tim Temple (Republican), insurance executive and candidate for insurance commissioner in 2019[26]

Declined

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Results

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2023 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tim Temple
Total votes

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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All eight members of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education were up for re-election.

State legislature

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Main articles: 2023 Louisiana State Senate election and 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election

State senate

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All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for re-election.

Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Page Cortez (term-limited) 27 28   1
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 12 11   1
Total 39 39  

State House

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All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for re-election.

Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Clay Schexnayder (term-limited) 71 73   2
Democratic Samuel Jenkins Jr. (retired) 33 32   1
Independent 1 0   1
Total 105 105  

Local

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Caddo Parish Sheriff

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The local race for Sheriff in Caddo Parish received national attention when Democrat Henry Whitehorn appeared to win the race by one vote against Republican John Nickelson.[27] After more than 43,000 votes had been cast in the race, a recount still yielded a one-vote victory for Whitehorn.[28] After the recount, Nickelson filed a lawsuit against Whitehorn and local election officials challenging the validity of the results and demanding that either he be declared the victor or a new election be held. A specially appointed judge, Joe Bleich, found that there had been 11 illegally cast votes and ordered a new election to take place no earlier than March 23, 2024.[29] On appeal by Whitehorn, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision by a 3–2 margin.[30] Whitehorn would go on to win the do-over election, this time expanding his lead to 4,000 against Nickelson, with Nickelson calling Whitehorn to concede the night of the election. After Sheriff Steve Prator's term expired on February 29th, Chief Deputy Jay Long was sworn in as interim Sheriff while the special election was still underway.[31] After Whitehorn's victory, he was sworn in as Caddo Parish Sheriff on June 28th, 2024.[32]

First election

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Candidates

  • Shayne Gibson (Republican), Sheriff of the Greenwood Police Department[33]
  • Patricia "Pat" Gilley (Democratic), retired attorney and former candidate for Caddo District Attorney in 2020[33]
  • Eric Hatfield (Republican), Chief Deputy Constable of Caddo Parish[33]
  • Hersey Jones Jr. (Democratic), neighborhood organizer[33]
  • John Nickelson (Republican), former member of the Shreveport City Council (advanced to run-off)[33]
  • Henry Whitehorn (Democratic), former Chief of Police of Shreveport (advanced to run-off)[33]

Results

Caddo Parish Sheriff election jungle primary[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Nickelson 20,554 44.6%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 15,890 34.5%
Republican Eric Hatfield 2,912 6.3%
Democratic Hersey Jones Jr. 2,473 5.4%
Republican Shayne Gibson 2,224 4.8%
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Gilley 2,001 4.4%
Total votes 46,054 100%
Caddo Parish Sheriff runoff election (invalidated)[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 21,624 50.0012% +15.5
Republican John Nickelson 21,623 49.9988% +5.5
Total votes 43,247 100% N/A

Second election

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Caddo Parish Sheriff runoff election (do-over)[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 34,752 53.3% +3.3
Republican John Nickelson 30,487 46.7% −3.3
Total votes 65,239 100% N/A

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. ^ Poll commissioned by LA Integrity PAC

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana elections, 2023". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Constitution of 1974" (PDF). Government of Louisiana. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Karlin, Sam. "Billy Nungesser to announce he's not running for governor, will seek re-election". The Advocate. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces he is running for governor". WDSU. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ Hilburn, Greg (April 11, 2023). "Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin won't seek reelection". The Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
  6. ^ "Nancy Landry, former state representative, joins field for secretary of state".
  7. ^ Jones, Paula (June 8, 2023). "Baton Rouge attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup announces run for secretary of state". BRProud. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "PSC member Mike Francis to run for secretary of state against fellow Republican Ardoin". The Gonzales Weekly Citizen. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Amanda Jennings". KTBS-TV. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  10. ^ "Thomas Kennedy". KTBS-TV. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  11. ^ Hutchinson, Piper (August 10, 2023). "Longtime New Orleans elected official makes surprise entry to Louisiana Secretary of State race". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  12. ^ "Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder makes it official, will run for secretary of state".
  13. ^ "Brandon Trosclair announces candidacy for Secretary of State". The Gonzales Weekly Citizen. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  14. ^ Skinner, Victor (September 21, 2023). "Five Louisiana secretary of state candidates offer views in forum". The Center Square. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Secretary of State".
  16. ^ "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "La. State Treasurer John Schroder officially joins race for governor". WAFB. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  18. ^ Gallagher, Kevin (March 8, 2023). "Former Congressman John Fleming to run for State Treasurer". Louisiana Radio Network. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  19. ^ "Dustin Granger announces for treasurer, calls for investments in clean energy".
  20. ^ "State Representative Scott McKnight Announces Candidacy for Louisiana State Treasurer". www.lobservateur.com. June 12, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  21. ^ O'Donoghue, Julie (October 9, 2023). "John Schroder endorses Scott McKnight in Louisiana treasurer race". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Treasurer".
  23. ^ "John Fleming wins race for Louisiana Treasurer". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  24. ^ "LOUISIANA. State Agriculture Comm Mike Strain (R) announced he will seek reelection next year to a fifth term; will not run for Governor". September 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces he will not seek reelection". WDSU News. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  26. ^ Thorington, Brooke (October 17, 2022). "Tim Temple officially throws his name in the hat for another run at Insurance Commissioner". Louisiana Radio Network. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  27. ^ Dawson, Daffney; Maxwell, Steven (November 20, 2023). "'Every vote counts': Sheriff-Elect Henry Whitehorn speaks on election, future goals". KSLA. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  28. ^ Louisiana Illuminator (November 27, 2023). "Win margin in Caddo sheriff's race still one vote after recount". Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  29. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (December 6, 2023). "New election ordered in Louisiana sheriffs race won by one vote". Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  30. ^ "Court upholds judge's ruling ordering new election in Louisiana sheriff's race decided by one vote". apnews.com. AP. December 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  31. ^ Thomas, Rachel (March 1, 2024). "Interim Caddo Parish sheriff sworn in". ksla.com. KSLA. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  32. ^ Maxwell, Steven; Franklin, Jasmine (July 1, 2024). "Caddo's first Black sheriff puts on his new badge". ksla.com. KSLA. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  33. ^ a b c d e f Dawson, Daffney; Heyen, Curtis (September 21, 2023). "Nickelson, Whitehorn in runoff for Caddo Parish sheriff". KSLA. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  34. ^ a b c "Sheriff". Secretary of State of Louisiana. October 14, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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Official campaign websites for Treasurer
Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Insurance
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