2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Candidate Billy Nungesser Willie Jones Elbert Guillory
Party Republican Democratic Republican
Popular vote678,531211,98864,058
Percentage65.52%20.47%6.29%
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Nungesser:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Jones:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Guillory:     50–60%
Hotard:     30–40%     >90%
Payton:     50–60%
Tie:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50%     No votes
Lt. Governor before election

Billy Nungesser
Republican

Elected Lt. Governor

Billy Nungesser
Republican

The 2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 14, 2023, to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected to a third consecutive term in a landslide. [1]

Contents

Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Candidates

Republican candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Democratic candidates

Declared

  • Willie Jones, activist and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2019 [10]

Independent candidates

Declared

  • Bruce Payton [3]
  • Gary Rispone [3]

Withdrew

  • Chester Pritchett [3]

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Billy
Nungesser (R)		Elbert
Guillory (R)		OtherUndecided
WPA Intelligence (R) [upper-alpha 1] Before April 18, 2023––42%9%7%42%

Results

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Second place winner by parish
  Jones
  •      30–40%
  •      40–50%
  •      50–60%
  •      60–70%
  •      70–80%
  •      80–90%
  •      >90%
  Guillory
  •      30–40%
  •      40–50%
  Hotard
  •      20–30%
2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Billy Nungesser (incumbent) 678,531 65.52%
Democratic Willie Jones211,98820.47%
Republican Elbert Guillory 64,0586.19%
Republican Tami Hotard50,7114.90%
Independent Bruce Payton17,1951.66%
Independent Gary Rispone13,1111.27%
Total votes1,035,594 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Nungesser won 5 of 6 congressional districts. [12]

DistrictNungesserJonesGuilloryRepresentative
1st 78%12%3% Steve Scalise
2nd 45%47%2% Troy Carter
3rd 68%14%9% Clay Higgins
4th 61%21%10% Mike Johnson
5th 66%19%7% Julia Letlow
6th 70%16%5% Garret Graves

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  1. ↑ Poll conducted for Nungesser's campaign

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References

  1. 1 2 Karlin, Sam (January 9, 2023). "Billy Nungesser to announce he's not running for governor, will seek re-election". The Advocate. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Former Louisiana state senator launches campaign for lieutenant governor". WDSU. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Louisiana Secretary of State". August 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Alford, Jeremy (August 25, 2021). "Picking the next lieutenant governor". The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Louisiana House Rep. Stuart Bishop enters into alcohol treatment facility".
  6. ↑ O'Donoghue, Julie (February 8, 2023). "Former Louisiana Congressman John Fleming likely to enter treasurer's race" . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Shawn Wilson Announces Candidacy For LA Governor".
  8. ↑ "State Representative Scott McKnight Announces Candidacy for Louisiana State Treasurer". www.lobservateur.com. June 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "OFF TO THE RACES" (PDF). January 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Ian (August 8, 2023). "See who's running in the fall 2023 primary elections in Northeast Louisiana" . Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Lieutenant Governor".
  12. ↑ John Couvillon (October 18, 2023). "THE "BILLYSLIDE" BY CD - LOUISIANA LT GOV The 2nd CD voted 76-23% for Joe Biden, but Nungesser came within striking distance of getting a plurality". Twitter.
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