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 [ edit ]
Eliminated in Primary [ edit ]
Democratic candidates [ edit ]
Lindsey Cheek, personal injury attorney[ 8]
Eliminated in Primary [ edit ]
Perry Walker Terrebonne, attorney[ 8]
Independent candidates [ edit ]
John Stefanski (R)
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John Belton (I)
Marty Maley (R)
Liz Murill (R)
John Stefanski (R)
Undecided
JMC Analytics
March 6–8, 2023
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
13%
2%
10%
7%
68%
By congressional district [ edit ]
Murrill won 5 of 6 congressional districts.[ 20]
^ Rosato, Chris (October 5, 2022). "AG Jeff Landry announces run for governor" . WAFB-TV . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ Rosato, Chris (October 7, 2022). "3 candidates have their eyes set on becoming next La. attorney general" . WAFB . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ Bridges, Tyler (June 25, 2022). "Louisiana Republicans praise Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling at party gathering" . The Advocate . Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022 .
^ Hillburn, Greg (October 3, 2022). "John Stefanski makes it official, announces campaign team for attorney general" . Monroe News-Star. Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces he is running for governor" . WDSU News . October 5, 2022.
^ Blakenship, Chelsey (February 24, 2022). "Latest on Possible Candidates for 2023 Election Cycle" . www.louisiananonprofits.org . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ Campo, Colin (July 12, 2022). "State Rep. Tanner Magee of Houma to run for Louisiana appeals court seat" . The Houma Courier . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ a b Hutchinson, Piper (August 9, 2023). "Field for Louisiana attorney general includes 3 Republicans, surprise Democrat" . Louisiana Illuminator . Retrieved August 22, 2023 .
^ Hilburn, Greg (March 29, 2021). "Third District Attorney John Belton plans to run for Louisiana Attorney General in 2023" . The Daily Advertiser . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
^ Bridges, Tyler (June 1, 2023). "John Belton drops out of AG race, will remain as district attorney in north Louisiana" . The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate .
^ Trifone, Emily (August 22, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Lindsey Cheek for Louisiana Attorney General" . Democratic Attorneys General Association . Retrieved August 22, 2023 .
^ Koremenos, Johnny (February 16, 2023). "RAGA Endorses Liz Murrill for Louisiana Attorney General" . Republican Attorneys General Association . Retrieved August 6, 2023 .
^ "Louisiana Republican Party endorses Liz Murrill for attorney general" .
^ Owens, Mary (April 17, 2023). "SBA Pro-Life America's Candidate Fund Endorses Liz Murrill for Louisiana AG" . SBA Pro-Life America . Retrieved August 25, 2023 .
^ Hilburn, Greg (December 8, 2022). "Ralph Abraham endorses John Stefanski in 2023 Louisiana attorney general race" . The Daily Adversiter . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .
^ EDITORIAL, STAFF (September 29, 2023). "Editorial: The Times-Picayune endorses for attorney general and lieutenant governor" . NOLA.com . Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Attorney General" .
^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023 .
^ "Louisiana General Election Results" . The New York Times . November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023 .
^ https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/1726259507024834892 [bare URL ]
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