2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

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2019 Louisiana Attorney General election
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Nominee Jeff Landry Ike Jackson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote855,338436,531
Percentage66.21%33.79%
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Landry:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Jackson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%
Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Jeff Landry
Republican

The 2019 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 12, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 16, 2019. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry successfully ran for a second term.

Contents

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation. [2]

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared

Democratic Party

Declared

  • Ike Jackson, business attorney and former general counsel on the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources [4]

General election

Results

Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jeff Landry (incumbent) 855,338 66.21% N/A
Democratic Ike Jackson436,53133.79%N/A
Total votes1,291,869 100% N/A
Republican hold

By congressional district

Landry won 5 of the 6 congressional districts. [6]

DistrictLandryJacksonRepresentative
1st 76%24% Steve Scalise
2nd 30%70% Cedric Richmond
3rd 75%25% Clay Higgins
4th 70%30% Mike Johnson
5th 72%28% Ralph Abraham
6th 70%30% Garret Graves

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Secretary of State – Live Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ↑ Deslatte, Melinda (September 13, 2019). "Edwards holds fundraising lead in Louisiana governor's race". New Haven Register. Associated Press. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Attorney General – Ike Jackson". KTBS 3 ABC. August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Unofficial Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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