2015 Louisiana Attorney General election
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The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, a former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in February 2011, sought re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by fellow Republican Jeff Landry.
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October 24, 2015 (first round)
November 21, 2015 (runoff) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Landry: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Caldwell: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Baloney: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Jackson: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Maley: 30–40% 40–50% >90% Tie: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50% No votes  Landry: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Caldwell: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Baloney: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Jackson: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Maley: 30–40% 40–50% >90% Tie: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50% No votes  Landry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Caldwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes  Landry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Caldwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015, between Caldwell and Landry. Louisiana is the sole state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).
Candidates
Republican party
Filed
- Buddy Caldwell, incumbent attorney general[1]
- Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative[2]
- Martin Maley, 18th Judicial District assistant attorney[3]
Declined
- John Neely Kennedy, state treasurer and Democratic candidate for Attorney General in 1991 (running for re-election)[4][5][6]
- Burton Guidry, former assistant attorney general[7]
Democratic party
Filed
- Geraldine Broussard Baloney
- Isaac Jackson
Declined
- Rick Gallot, state senator[3]
- Walt Leger III, Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives[3]
- Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria[3]
Jungle primary
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Buddy Caldwell (R) |
Jeff Landry (R) |
Generic Democrat (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V/C Research[10] | February 20–25, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 23% | 15% | 33% | 1% | 27% |
- * Internal poll for the John Kennedy campaign
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Buddy Caldwell (incumbent) | 376,407 | 35.4 | |
| Republican | Jeff Landry | 347,605 | 32.7 | |
| Democratic | Geri Broussard Baloney | 187,575 | 17.6 | |
| Democratic | Isaac Jackson | 115,188 | 10.8 | |
| Republican | Marty Maley | 37,830 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,064,605 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Landry | 610,459 | 56.3% | N/A | |
| Republican | Buddy Caldwell (incumbent) | 473,915 | 43.7% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,084,374 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||