The Green Papers: Louisiana 2023 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Open Primary: Saturday 14 October 2023
✓ General/Runoff (Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer): Saturday 18 November 2023
Tuesday 8 August - Thursday 10 August 2023 - Filing .
Saturday 14 October 2023 - Open Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC).
Saturday 18 November 2023 - General/Runoff (Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer) . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:4,661,468 (1.50% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:8(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
Capital:Baton Rouge
 

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.

  • Elections for Governor and statewide officers are held every 4 years. Primary elections shall be on the 3rd to last Saturday in October and general elections shall be on the 5th Saturday after the primary.
  • Congressional elections are held every two years. The primary is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the run-off (where necessary) is held 32 days thereafter (on the first Saturday after the first Wednesday in December).

Candidates can withdraw until poll closing time on election day. Should a candidate withdraw after the ballots are printed, votes cast for that candidate are not counted.

Unopposed candidates are declared elected and do not appear on the ballot.

Louisiana does not permit write-ins.


Schedule of 2023 Elections from the Secretary of State. Qualifying dates are 8 August 2023 - 10 August 2023

Candidate Inquiry from the Secretary of State.

Election returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy
FEC S4LA00107

Class 3 Republican Senator John Neely Kennedy
First elected to the office of state Treasurer as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards
First elected: 2015; re-elected: 2019
Chair up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At Term Limit
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (15)
  Elected Republican 547,827 51.56% Attorney General "Jeff" Landry
  Candidate Democratic 275,525 25.93% former state Transportation Secretary Shawn D. Wilson
4 March 2023: Resigned as Transportation Secretary.
  Candidate Republican 62,287 5.86% Stephen "Wags" Waguespack
  Candidate Republican 56,654 5.33% Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr.
9 January 2023: Candidate for Governor.
  Candidate Independent 52,165 4.91% Hunter Lundy
  Candidate Democratic 27,662 2.60% Daniel M. "Danny" Cole
  Candidate Republican 18,468 1.74% state Senator Sharon W. Hewitt
  Candidate Independent 5,190 0.49% Benjamin Barnes
  Candidate Republican 4,426 0.42% Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel
  Candidate Republican 3,605 0.34% state Representative Richard James Nelson
20 September 2023: "Today, I am withdrawing from the Louisiana Governor's race, and endorsing Jeff Landry." He remains on the ballot.
  Candidate Independent 3,400 0.32% Jeffery Istre
  Candidate Republican 1,734 0.16% Xavier Ellis
  Candidate No Party 1,260 0.12% "Keitron" Gagnon
  Candidate Republican 1,164 0.11% "Xan" John
  Candidate Independent 1,131 0.11% Frank Scurlock
Total 1,062,498 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Elected separately from Governor.

Seat up for regular election Republican Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser
• Re-elected Saturday 14 October 2023
First elected: 2015, re-elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023
 Candidate list (6)
  Elected Republican 678,531 65.52% Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser
  Candidate Democratic 211,988 20.47% Willie Jones
  Candidate Republican 64,058 6.19% former state Senator Elbert "'Pawpaw" Guillory
  Candidate Republican 50,711 4.90% "Tami" Hotard
  Candidate Independent 17,195 1.66% Bruce Payton
  Candidate No Party 13,111 1.27% Gary Rispone
Total 1,035,594 100.00%  

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
29 August 2023: Undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma (blood cancer) which he says is very treatable.
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Mel Inari Manuel
FEC H4LA01154; 30 Sep 23; Tot $8,781; Dsb $2,809
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 23; Tot $6,476,619; Dsb $5,235,354

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr.
First elected: 24 April 2021 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)].
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr.
FEC H2LA02149; 30 Sep 23; Tot $507,773; Dsb $407,961

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress Clay Higgins
First elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Clay Higgins
FEC H6LA03148; 30 Sep 23; Tot $308,852; Dsb $161,329
  Candidate Republican     "Xan" John
FEC H4LA03127

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson
First elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate No Labels     Richard Grayson
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson
FEC H6LA04138; 30 Sep 23; Tot $553,013; Dsb $287,813

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress Julia Letlow
First elected: 20 March 2021 in a Special Election [re: passing of Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow (Republican)]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Dany Ohannes Kitishian
FEC H4LA05270
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Julia Letlow
FEC H2LA05126; 30 Sep 23; Tot $844,746; Dsb $323,523

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6 Republican Member of Congress Garret Graves
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Garret Graves
FEC H4LA06153; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,573,032; Dsb $586,108
  Candidate Republican     Scott Ryan Sonnier
FEC H4LA06195

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin
Assumed office 8 May 2018 [re: resignation of Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler (Republican)]; First elected in a special election: 8 December 2018; re-elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 18 November 2023
Open Seat - 11 April 2023: Secretary of State Ardoin will not seek re-election.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 446,494 66.82% former state Representative Nancy Landry
  Candidate Democratic 221,739 33.18% "Gwen" Collins-Greenup
Total 668,233 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Attorney General "Jeff" Landry
First elected: 2015; re-elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 18 November 2023
Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2023.
14 October 2023: Elected next Governor.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 444,544 66.39% state Solicitor General Elizabeth Baker "Liz" Murrill
14 October 2023 primary: Advances to Saturday 18 November 2023 runoff
  Candidate Democratic 225,050 33.61% Lindsey Cheek
14 October 2023 primary: Advances to Saturday 18 November 2023 runoff
Total 669,594 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr.
First elected in a Special Election: 18 November 2017 (re: resignation of John Neely Kennedy (Republican) who was elected to the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016); re-elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 18 November 2023
Open Seat - 9 January 2023: Candidate for Governor.
14 October 2023: Unsuccessful candidate for Governor.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 437,763 65.46% former Memer of Congress John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
14 October 2023 primary: Advances to Saturday 18 November 2023 runoff
First elected to the U.S. House: 2008, re-elected 2010, 2012, 2014. Unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat: 2016.
  Candidate Democratic 231,002 34.54% Dustin Granger
14 October 2023 primary: Advances to Saturday 18 November 2023 runoff
Total 668,765 100.00%  

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

Seat up for regular election Republican Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain
• Re-elected Saturday 14 October 2023
First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1)
  Elected Republican     Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon
Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019
Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023
Open Seat - Retiring at the end of his term.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) and Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1)
  Elected Republican     "Tim" Temple
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
  Republican: 13 incumbents, 25 candidates
Other Third Parties
  No Labels: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 5 candidates
  No Party: 2 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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