2019 Louisiana elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019, with a runoff on November 16, 2019, for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).

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Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected for a second term in office. [1]

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected for a second term in office.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Jeff Landry was re-elected for a second term in office.

Secretary of State

2019 Louisiana Secretary of State election
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Nominee Kyle Ardoin Gwen Collins-Greenup
Party Republican Democratic
First round528,273
41.1%		434,609
33.8%
Runoff867,449
59.1%		601,102
40.9%
 
NomineeThomas Kennedy IIIAmanda Smith
Party Republican Republican
First round244,622
19.0%		78,968
6.1%
RunoffEliminatedEliminated
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Ardoin:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Collins-Greenup:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Kennedy:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Smith:     50–60%
Tie:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     No Data
Secretary of State before election

Kyle Ardoin
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Kyle Ardoin
Republican

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

  • Gwen Collins-Greenup, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018 [2]

General election

Results

Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2019 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kyle Ardoin (incumbent) 528,273 41.1
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 434,609 33.8
Republican Thomas Kennedy III244,62219.0
Republican Amanda Smith78,9686.1
Total votes1,286,472 100.0%

Runoff

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Kyle
Ardoin (R)		Gwen
Collins-Greenup (D)		Undecided
JMC Analytics (R) [5] October 24–26, 2019600 (LV)± 4.0%48%32%20%

Results

Louisiana Secretary of State runoff election, 2019 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kyle Ardoin (incumbent) 867,449 59.1
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup601,10240.9
Total votes1,468,551 100.0
Republican hold

State Treasurer

2019 Louisiana Treasurer election
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Nominee John Schroder Derrick EdwardsTeresa Kenny
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote769,443321,423241,125
Percentage60.0%34.6%24.0%
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Schroder:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Edwards:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Kenny:     50–60%
Tie:     30–40%     40–50%     50%     No Data
Treasurer before election

John Schroder
Republican

Elected Treasurer

John Schroder
Republican

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

  • Derrick Edwards, attorney and candidate for Louisiana State Treasurer in 2017 [6]

Independents

  • Teresa Kenny, entrepreneur [6]

General election

Results

Louisiana State Treasurer election, 2019 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Schroder (incumbent) 769,443 60.0
Democratic Derrick Edwards442,75334.5
Independent Teresa Kenny69,9105.5
Total votes1,282,106 100.0%
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

2019 Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry election
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Nominee Michael G. Strain Marguerite GreenCharlie Greer
Party Republican Democratic Democratic
Popular vote724,709259,729106,892
Percentage56.8%20.3%8.4%
 
NomineeBradley ZaunbrecherPeter Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote105,70579,632
Percentage8.3%6.2%
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Strain:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Green:     50–60%
Commissioner before election

Michael G. Strain
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Michael G. Strain
Republican

Candidates

Republican Party

Democratic Party

  • Marguerite Green, executive director of SPROUT NOLA [7]
  • Charlie Greer, former forestry enforcement agent and candidate for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry in 2015 [7]
  • Peter Williams, tree farmer [7]

General election

Results

Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry election, 2019 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Strain (incumbent) 724,709 56.8
Democratic Marguerite Green259,72920.3
Democratic Charlie Greer106,8928.4
Republican Bradley Zaunbrecher105,7058.3
Democratic Peter Williams79,6326.2
Total votes1,276,667 100.0
Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

2019 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election
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Nominee Jim Donelon Tim Temple
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote631,721549,140
Percentage53.5%47.5%
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Donelon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Temple:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No Data
Commissioner of Insurance before election

Jim Donelon
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Jim Donelon
Republican

Candidates

Republican Party

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jim
Donelon (R)		Tim
Temple (R)		Undecided
JMC Analytics (R) [10] September 19–21, 2019550 (LV)± 4.2%22%20%58%

General election

Results

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election, 2019 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Donelon (incumbent) 631,721 53.5
Republican Tim Temple549,14047.5
Total votes1,180,861 100.0
Republican hold

Louisiana State Legislature

Republicans gained a two-thirds majority in the State Senate, but in the State House, Democratic challenger Mack Cormier flipped HD 105 and independent Roy Daryl Adams retained his seat in HD 62, blocking the Republicans from gaining a supermajority and allowing John Bel Edwards to veto bills passed by the Legislature.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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References

  1. ↑ "Gov. John Bel Edwards makes it official with roll out of re-election campaign pitch video". The Advocate. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Hilburn, Greg (August 30, 2019). "Who will you trust to be Louisiana's secretary of state and vote guardian?". Monroe News Star. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Secretary of State - Amanda Smith". KTBS ABC. August 21, 2019. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Unofficial Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. ↑ JMC Analytics (R)
  6. 1 2 3 Narveson, Deanna B. (August 6, 2019). "Who's running against who in the upcoming elections?". Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Karlin, Sam (September 17, 2019). "Five candidates run for La. agriculture chief". Houma Today. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ Attorney General
  9. 1 2 Deslatte, Melinda (September 16, 2019). "Louisiana insurance commissioner faces intraparty challenger". The Middletown Press. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ JMC Analytics (R)

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