2023 Louisiana elections

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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofLouisiana on October 14, 2023, with second rounds held on November 18 where needed.^[1] Louisiana uses atwo 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.

IncumbentgovernorJohn Bel Edwards was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term due to Louisiana's term limits.^[2]

Incumbentlieutenant governorBilly Nungesser ran for re-election. He had previously expressed interest in running for governor, but decided against it.^[3]

Incumbentattorney generalJeff Landryran for governor.^[4] LouisianaSolicitor GeneralLiz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek in the runoff.

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election

← 2019 2027 →

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

First round parish results Runoff parish results Landry:     20–30%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Collins-Greenup:     20–30%     30–40%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90% Francis:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Schexnayder:     20–30%     30–40% Morrell:     40–50% Kennedy:     20–30%

Secretary of State before election Kyle Ardoin Republican ElectedSecretary of State Nancy Landry Republican

Incumbentsecretary of stateKyle Ardoin retired.^[5] Former state representativeNancy Landry defeated attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup in the 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 and2019^[7]

• Mike Francis (Republican),Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former chair of theLouisiana Republican Party^[8]
• Amanda Jennings (independent), insurance agent^[9]
• Thomas Kennedy III (Republican), businessman^[10]
• Arthur Morrell (Democratic),Orleans Parish Criminal District Clerk of Court^[11]
• Clay Schexnayder (Republican),Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[12]
• Brandon Trosclair (Republican), businessman^[13]

• Kyle Ardoin (Republican), incumbent secretary of state^[8]

2023 Louisiana Treasurer election

← 2019 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 First round congressional district 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 ElectedTreasurer John Fleming Republican

IncumbenttreasurerJohn Schroder retired torun for governor.^[18] Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn Fleming defeated Dustin Granger in the runoff.

• John Fleming (Republican), former U.S. Representative forLouisiana's 4th congressional district (2009–2017)^[19]
• Dustin Granger (Democratic), financial advisor^[20]

• Scott McKnight (Republican), state representative^[21]

• John Schroder (Republican), incumbent treasurer(running for governor; endorsed McKnight)^[18][22]

IncumbentAgriculture commissionerMike Strain ran for re-election.

• Mike Strain (Republican), incumbent commissioner^[25]

IncumbentInsurance commissionerJim Donelon retired.^[26]

• Tim Temple (Republican), insurance executive and candidate for insurance commissioner in2019^[27]

• Jim Donelon (Republican), incumbent commissioner^[26]

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

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

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

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

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

The local race for Sheriff inCaddo Parish received national attention when Democrat Henry Whitehorn appeared to win the race by one vote against Republican John Nickelson.^[28] After more than 43,000 votes had been cast in the race, a recount still yielded a one-vote victory for Whitehorn.^[29] 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.^[30] On appeal by Whitehorn, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision by a 3–2 margin.^[31] 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 29, Chief Deputy Jay Long was sworn in as interim Sheriff while the special election was still underway.^[32] After Whitehorn's victory, he was sworn in as Caddo Parish Sheriff on June 28, 2024.^[33]

Candidates

• Shayne Gibson (Republican), Sheriff of theGreenwood Police Department^[34]
• Patricia "Pat" Gilley (Democratic), retired attorney and former candidate for CaddoDistrict Attorney in 2020^[34]
• Eric Hatfield (Republican), Chief Deputy Constable of Caddo Parish^[34]
• Hersey Jones Jr. (Democratic), neighborhood organizer^[34]
• John Nickelson (Republican), former member of theShreveport City Council(advanced to run-off)^[34]
• Henry Whitehorn (Democratic), former Chief of Police ofShreveport(advanced to run-off)^[34]

Results

• Elections in Louisiana
• Politics of Louisiana
• Political party strength in Louisiana

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State

• Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) for Secretary of State
• Nancy Landry (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for Treasurer

• John Fleming (R) for Treasurer
• Dustin Granger (D) for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Insurance

• Tim Temple (R) for Insurance Commissioner

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