2023 United States state treasurer elections

See also: 2023 United States elections

2023 United States state treasurer elections

←  2022 November 7, 2023 November 18, 2023 (Louisiana) 2024  →
3 secretary of state offices
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 26 16 Seats after 26 16 Seat change Popular vote 1,645,074 1,117,226 Percentage 59.55% 40.45% Seats up 3 0 Seats won 3 0
Republican hold      No election

The 2023 United States state treasurer elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election held in Louisiana on November 18, to elect the state treasurers of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.

These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.

Republicans won every seat in this election. ^[1]

Race summary

State	State Treasurer	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Allison Ball	Republican	2015	Incumbent term-limited. Republican hold.	▌Y Mark Metcalf (Republican) 57.2% ▌Michael Bowman (Democratic) 42.8%
Louisiana	John Schroder	Republican	2017 (special)	Incumbent retired to run for governor. [2] Republican hold.	▌Y John Fleming (Republican) 65.4% ▌Dustin Granger (Democratic) 34.6%
Mississippi	David McRae	Republican	2019	Incumbent re-elected. Republican hold.	▌Y David McRae (Republican) 58.4% ▌Addie Lee Green (Democratic) 41.6%

Kentucky

Main article: 2023 Kentucky elections § Treasurer

Kentucky State Treasurer election

←  2019 2027 →

Nominee Mark Metcalf Michael Bowman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 735,066 549,257 Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

County results Metcalf:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Bowman:     50–60%     60–70%

State Treasurer before election Allison Ball Republican Elected State Treasurer Mark Metcalf Republican

Incumbent state treasurer Allison Ball was term-limited and could not seek re-election. Republican Garrard County attorney Mark Metcalf defeated Democrat Michael Bowman with 57.2% of the vote.

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Metcalf	135,400	51.2
	Republican	Andrew Cooperrider	77,347	29.3
	Republican	OJ Oleka	51,582	19.5
Total votes			264,329	100

2023 Kentucky Treasurer election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Metcalf	735,066	57.2
	Democratic	Michael Bowman	549,257	42.8
Total votes			1,284,323	100

Louisiana

Main article: 2023 Louisiana elections § Treasurer

Louisiana State Treasurer election

←  2019 November 18, 2023 2027 →

Nominee John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight Party Republican Democratic Republican First round 442,668 44.0% 321,423 32.0% 241,125 24.0% Runoff 437,303 65.4% 230,961 34.6% Eliminated

First round parish results Runoff parish results Fleming:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Granger:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Treasurer before election John Schroder Republican Elected Treasurer John Fleming Republican

Incumbent state treasurer John Schroder chose not to seek re-election and instead opted to unsuccessfully run for governor. Former Republican U.S. Representative John Fleming defeated Democrat Dustin Granger with 65.4% of the vote in the runoff.

2023 Louisiana Treasurer election jungle primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Fleming	442,668	44.04%
	Democratic	Dustin Granger	321,423	31.98%
	Republican	Scott McKnight	241,125	23.99%
Total votes			1,005,221	100.0%

2023 Louisiana Treasurer runoff election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Fleming	437,303	65.44%	+5.43
	Democratic	Dustin Granger	230,961	34.56%	+0.03
Total votes			668,264	100.0%

Mississippi

Main article: 2023 Mississippi elections § State treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election

←  2019 2027 →

Nominee David McRae Addie Lee Green Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 472,705 337,008 Percentage 58.4% 41.6%

County results McRae:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Green:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Treasurer before election David McRae Republican Elected State Treasurer David McRae Republican

Incumbent state treasurer David McRae ran and won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Addie Lee Green with 58.4% of the vote. ^[5]

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McRae (incumbent)	349,800	100.00%
Total votes			349,800	100.00%

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Addie Lee Green	153,149	100.00%
Total votes			153,149	100.00%

2023 Mississippi State Treasurer election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	David McRae (incumbent)	472,705	58.38%	−2.42%
	Democratic	Addie Lee Green	337,008	41.62%	+2.42%
Total votes			784,866	100.0%
	Republican hold

See also

• 2023 United States elections

References

1. Tanneeru, Manav. "2023 Elections | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
2. "La. State Treasurer John Schroder officially joins race for governor". WAFB . January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
3. "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Treasurer".
4. "John Fleming wins race for Louisiana Treasurer" . Retrieved November 19, 2023.
5. "Secretary of State Michael Watson re-elected". WJTV. November 8, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
6. "2023 Republican primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
7. "2023 Democratic primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
8. "2023 General Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State . Retrieved May 27, 2025.