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.

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
 
Nominee Nancy Landry Gwen Collins-Greenup Mike Francis
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 197,514
19.3%		 196,534
19.2%		 182,842
17.9%
Runoff 446,038
66.8%		 221,698
33.2%		 Eliminated
 
Nominee Clay Schexnayder Arthur Morrell Thomas Kennedy III
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 149,987
14.7%		 113,703
11.1%		 102,628
10.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
 
Nominee Brandon Trosclair
Party Republican
First round 64,686
6.3%
Runoff Eliminated
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. Date Host Link 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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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 Jennings Thomas Kennedy III Nancy Landry Arthur Morrell Clay Schexnayder Brandon Trosclair
1[14] Sep. 21, 2023 Public Afffairs
Research Council
of Louisiana		 YouTube P P N N P P A P

Polling

Poll source Date(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, 2023 1,062 (LV) ± 2.9% 14% 8% 1% 5% 11% 11% 3% 6% 41%

Results

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election jungle primary[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Landry 197,514 19.34%
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 196,534 19.25%
Republican Mike Francis 182,842 17.91%
Republican Clay Schexnayder 149,987 14.69%
Democratic Arthur Morrell 113,703 11.13%
Republican Thomas Kennedy III 102,628 10.05%
Republican Brandon Trosclair 64,686 6.33%
Independent Amanda Jennings 13,275 1.30%
Total votes 1,021,169 100.0%

Runoff

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State runoff election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Landry 446,038 66.80% +7.73
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 221,698 33.20% -7.73
Total votes 667,736 100.0%

Treasurer

2023 Louisiana Treasurer election
 
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
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. Date Host Link Republican Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Fleming Dustin Granger Scott McKnight
1 Aug. 16, 2023 Public Afffairs
Research Council
of Louisiana		 YouTube P P P
2023 Louisiana Treasurer election jungle primary[22]
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%

Runoff

2023 Louisiana Treasurer runoff election[23]
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%

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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.

Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Page Cortez (term-limited) 27 28 Increase 1
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 12 11 Decrease 1
Total 39 39 Steady

State House

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

Party Leader Before After Change
Republican Clay Schexnayder (term-limited) 71 73 Increase 2
Democratic Samuel Jenkins Jr. (retired) 33 32 Decrease 1
Independent 1 0 Decrease 1
Total 105 105 Steady

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana elections, 2023". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Constitution of 1974" (PDF). Government of Louisiana. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ Karlin, Sam. "Billy Nungesser to announce he's not running for governor, will seek re-election". The Advocate. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces he is running for governor". WDSU. October 6, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hilburn, Greg (April 11, 2023). "Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin won't seek reelection". The Lafayette Daily Advertiser.
  6. ↑ "Nancy Landry, former state representative, joins field for secretary of state".
  7. ↑ Jones, Paula (June 8, 2023). "Baton Rouge attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup announces run for secretary of state". BRProud. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "PSC member Mike Francis to run for secretary of state against fellow Republican Ardoin". The Gonzales Weekly Citizen. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Amanda Jennings". KTBS-TV. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Kennedy". KTBS-TV. September 13, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ Hutchinson, Piper (August 10, 2023). "Longtime New Orleans elected official makes surprise entry to Louisiana Secretary of State race". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder makes it official, will run for secretary of state".
  13. ↑ "Brandon Trosclair announces candidacy for Secretary of State". The Gonzales Weekly Citizen. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  14. ↑ Skinner, Victor (September 21, 2023). "Five Louisiana secretary of state candidates offer views in forum". The Center Square. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Secretary of State".
  16. ↑ "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  17. 1 2 "La. State Treasurer John Schroder officially joins race for governor". WAFB. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  18. ↑ Gallagher, Kevin (March 8, 2023). "Former Congressman John Fleming to run for State Treasurer". Louisiana Radio Network. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Dustin Granger announces for treasurer, calls for investments in clean energy".
  20. ↑ "State Representative Scott McKnight Announces Candidacy for Louisiana State Treasurer". www.lobservateur.com. June 12, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  21. ↑ O'Donoghue, Julie (October 9, 2023). "John Schroder endorses Scott McKnight in Louisiana treasurer race". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Treasurer".
  23. ↑ "John Fleming wins race for Louisiana Treasurer". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  24. ↑ "LOUISIANA. State Agriculture Comm Mike Strain (R) announced he will seek reelection next year to a fifth term; will not run for Governor". September 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  25. 1 2 "Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces he will not seek reelection". WDSU News. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  26. ↑ Thorington, Brooke (October 17, 2022). "Tim Temple officially throws his name in the hat for another run at Insurance Commissioner". Louisiana Radio Network. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
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