2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

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

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

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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 votesFirst round parish results 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 votesFirst round congressional district results 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 votesFirst round precinct results Runoff parish results Runoff congressional district results

Attorney General before election Jeff Landry Republican Elected Attorney General Liz Murrill Republican

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.

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

Republican candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Liz Murrill, Louisiana Solicitor General ^[2]

Eliminated in Primary

• Marty Maley, former assistant district attorney for the 18th judicial district and candidate for attorney general in 2015 ^[3]
• John Stefanski, state representative ^[4]

Declined

• Jeff Landry, incumbent attorney general (ran for governor) ^[5]
• Tanner Magee, state representative ^[6] (ran for 1st Circuit Court of Appeal judgeship) ^[7]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to Runoff

• Lindsey Cheek, personal injury attorney ^[8]

Eliminated in Primary

• Perry Walker Terrebonne, attorney ^[8]

Independent candidates

Withdrew

• John Belton, district attorney for the 3rd judicial district ^{[9] [10]}

Jungle primary

Endorsements

Lindsey Cheek (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Attorneys General Association ^[11]

Liz Murrill (R)

Organizations

• Republican Attorneys General Association ^[12]
• Louisiana Republican Party ^[13]
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America ^[14]

John Stefanski (R)

U.S. Representatives

• Ralph Abraham, former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district and candidate for governor in 2019 ^[15]

Newspapers and other media

• The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate ^[16]

Polling

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 [17]	March 6–8, 2023	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	13%	2%	10%	7%	68%

Results

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election jungle primary ^[18]

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19]	Safe R	June 21, 2023

Results

2023 Louisiana Attorney General runoff ^[20]

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

Murrill won 5 of 6 congressional districts. ^[21]

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

• 2023 Louisiana elections
• 2023 United States attorney general elections

References

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. 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. JMC Analytics
18. "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Attorney General".
19. "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
20. "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
21. https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/1726259507024834892 ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

Official campaign websites

• Lindsey Cheek (D) for Attorney General
• Liz Murrill (R) for Attorney General