2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

 2019
October 14, 2023 (first round)
November 18, 2023 (runoff)
2027 
 
Candidate Liz Murrill Lindsey Cheek John Stefanski
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 463,103
45.2%
239,652
23.4%
172,300
16.8%
Runoff 444,081
66.4%
225,011
33.6%
Eliminated

 
Candidate Perry Walker Terrebonne Marty Maley
Party Democratic Republican
First round 74,479
7.3%
74,176
7.3%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated


Murrill:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stefanski:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Terrebonne:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Maley:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      >90%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Murrill:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stefanski:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Terrebonne:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Maley:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      >90%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Murrill:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stefanski:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Terrebonne:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Maley:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      >90%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Murrill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Murrill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cheek:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Liz Murrill
Republican

The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023, to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor, leading to an open race.[1] In the runoff, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek by a margin of 33 percent.

Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters were allowed to vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Republican candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in Primary

Declined

Democratic candidates

Advanced to Runoff

  • Lindsey Cheek, personal injury attorney[8]

Eliminated in Primary

  • Perry Walker Terrebonne, attorney[8]

Independent candidates

Withdrew

Jungle primary

Endorsements

Lindsey Cheek (D)
John Stefanski (R)

U.S. Representatives

Newspapers and other media

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
John
Belton
(I)
Marty
Maley
(R)
Liz
Murill
(R)
John
Stefanski
(R)
Undecided
JMC Analytics[17] March 6–8, 2023 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 13% 2% 10% 7% 68%

Results

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election jungle primary[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Liz Murrill 463,103 45.24%
Democratic Lindsey Cheek 239,652 23.41%
Republican John Stefanski 172,300 16.83%
Democratic Perry Walker Terrebonne 74,479 7.28%
Republican Marty Maley 74,176 7.25%
Total votes 1,023,710 100.0%

Runoff

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] Safe R June 21, 2023

Results

2023 Louisiana Attorney General runoff[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Liz Murrill 444,081 66.37% +0.16
Democratic Lindsey Cheek 225,011 33.63% −0.16
Total votes 669,092 100.0%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Murrill won five of six congressional districts.[21]

District Murrill Cheek Representative
1st 76% 24% Steve Scalise
2nd 30% 70% Troy Carter
3rd 75% 25% Clay Higgins
4th 65% 35% Mike Johnson
5th 72% 28% Julia Letlow
6th 71% 29% Garret Graves

See also

References

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