2023 Louisiana elections

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2023 Louisiana elections
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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.

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Governor

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

Lieutenant governor

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

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

Secretary of state

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election
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2027 →
 
Nominee Nancy Landry Gwen Collins-Greenup Mike Francis
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round197,514
19.3%		196,534
19.2%		182,842
17.9%
Runoff446,038
66.8%		221,698
33.2%		Eliminated
 
Nominee Clay Schexnayder Arthur MorrellThomas Kennedy III
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round149,987
14.7%		113,703
11.1%		102,628
10.5%
RunoffEliminatedEliminatedEliminated
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NomineeBrandon Trosclair
Party Republican
First round64,686
6.3%
RunoffEliminated
2023 Louisiana secretary of state election results map by parish.svg
2023 Louisiana secretary of state runoff election results map by parish.svg
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

Advanced to runoff

  • 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

Declined

General election

Candidate forum

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State candidate forum
No.DateHostLink 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 JenningsThomas Kennedy III Nancy Landry Arthur Morrell Clay Schexnayder Brandon Trosclair
1 [14] Sep. 21, 2023Public Affairs
Research Council
of Louisiana		 YouTube PPNNPPAP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		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) [upper-alpha 1] September 11–15, 20231,062 (LV)± 2.9%14%8%1%5%11%11%3%6%41%

Results

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election jungle primary [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Landry 197,514 19.34%
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 196,534 19.25%
Republican Mike Francis 182,84217.91%
Republican Clay Schexnayder 149,98714.69%
Democratic Arthur Morrell113,70311.13%
Republican Thomas Kennedy III102,62810.05%
Republican Brandon Trosclair64,6866.33%
Independent Amanda Jennings13,2751.30%
Total votes1,021,169 100.0%

Runoff

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State runoff election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Nancy Landry 446,038 66.80% +7.73
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup221,69833.20%−7.73
Total votes667,736 100.0%

Treasurer

2023 Louisiana Treasurer election
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Nominee John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round442,668
44.0%		321,423
32.0%		241,125
24.0%
Runoff437,303
65.4%		230,961
34.6%		Eliminated
2023 Louisiana treasurer election results map by parish.svg
2023 Louisiana treasurer election results map by congressional district.svg
2023 Louisiana treasurer runoff election results map by parish.svg
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

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

Declined

General election

Candidate forum

2023 Louisiana State Treasurer candidate forum
No.DateHostLink Republican Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight
1Aug. 16, 2023Public Affairs
Research Council
of Louisiana		 YouTube PPP
2023 Louisiana Treasurer election jungle primary [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Fleming 442,668 44.04%
Democratic Dustin Granger 321,423 31.98%
Republican Scott McKnight 241,12523.99%
Total votes1,005,221 100.0%

Runoff

2023 Louisiana Treasurer runoff election [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John Fleming 437,303 65.44% +5.43
Democratic Dustin Granger230,96134.56%+0.03
Total votes668,264 100.0%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

Incumbent Agriculture commissioner Mike Strain ran for re-election.

Candidates

Declared

Results

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

Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Insurance commissioner Jim Donelon retired. [25]

Candidates

Declared

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

Declined

Results

2023 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tim Temple
Total votes

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

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

State legislature

State senate

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

PartyLeaderBeforeAfterChange
Republican Page Cortez (term-limited)2728Increase2.svg 1
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 1211Decrease2.svg 1
Total3939Steady2.svg

State House

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

PartyLeaderBeforeAfterChange
Republican Clay Schexnayder (term-limited)7173Increase2.svg 2
Democratic Samuel Jenkins Jr. (retired)3332Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 10Decrease2.svg 1
Total105105Steady2.svg

Local

Caddo Parish Sheriff

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

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Nickelson 20,554 44.6%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 15,890 34.5%
Republican Eric Hatfield2,9126.3%
Democratic Hersey Jones Jr.2,4735.4%
Republican Shayne Gibson2,2244.8%
Democratic Patricia "Pat" Gilley2,0014.4%
Total votes46,054 100%
Caddo Parish Sheriff runoff election (invalidated) [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 21,624 50.0012% +15.5
Republican John Nickelson21,62349.9988%+5.5
Total votes43,247 100% N/A

Second election

Caddo Parish Sheriff runoff election (do-over) [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Whitehorn 34,752 53.3% +3.3
Republican John Nickelson30,48746.7%−3.3
Total votes65,239 100% N/A

See also

Notes

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

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