2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

For related races, see 2023 United States attorney general elections.

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

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November 18, 2023 (runoff) | 2027 ->

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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

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

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First round parish results

First round congressional district results

First round precinct results

Runoff parish results

Runoff congressional district results

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

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| Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
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| Elected Attorney General

Liz Murrill
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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.

## Candidates

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### Republican candidates

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#### Advanced to runoff

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* Liz Murrill, Louisiana Solicitor General[2]

#### Eliminated in Primary

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* Marty Maley, former assistant district attorney for the 18th judicial district and candidate for attorney general in 2015[3]
* John Stefanski, state representative[4]

#### Declined

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* Jeff Landry, incumbent attorney general (ran for governor)[5]
* Tanner Magee, state representative[6] (ran for 1st Circuit Court of Appeal judgeship)[7]

### Democratic candidates

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#### Advanced to Runoff

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* Lindsey Cheek, personal injury attorney[8]

#### Eliminated in Primary

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* Perry Walker Terrebonne, attorney[8]

### Independent candidates

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#### Withdrew

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* John Belton, district attorney for the 3rd judicial district[9][10]

## Jungle primary

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### Endorsements

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Lindsey Cheek (D)

Organizations

* Democratic Attorneys General Association[11]

Liz Murrill (R)

Organizations

* Republican Attorneys General Association[12]
* Louisiana Republican Party[13]
* Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America[14]

John Stefanski (R)

U.S. Representatives

* Ralph Abraham, former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district and candidate for governor in 2019[15]

Newspapers and other media

* The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate[16]

### Polling

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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

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JMC Analytics[17] | March 6–8, 2023  | 600 (LV)  | ± 4.0%  | 13% | 2%  | 10% | 7%  | 68%

### Results

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General election jungle primary[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] | Safe R  | June 21, 2023

### Results

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2023 Louisiana Attorney General runoff[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Murrill won 5 of 6 congressional districts.[21]

District  | Murrill  | Cheek  | Representative

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1st | 77% | 23%  | Steve Scalise
2nd | 30%  | 70% | Troy Carter
3rd | 76% | 24%  | Clay Higgins
4th | 65% | 35%  | Mike Johnson
5th | 72% | 28%  | Julia Letlow
6th | 71% | 29%  | Garret Graves

## See also

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* 2023 Louisiana elections
* 2023 United States attorney general elections

## References

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1. ^ Rosato, Chris (October 5, 2022). "AG Jeff Landry announces run for governor". WAFB-TV. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
2. ^ Rosato, Chris (October 7, 2022). "3 candidates have their eyes set on becoming next La. attorney general". WAFB. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ Hillburn, Greg (October 3, 2022). "John Stefanski makes it official, announces campaign team for attorney general". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
5. ^ "Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces he is running for governor". WDSU News. October 5, 2022.
6. ^ Blakenship, Chelsey (February 24, 2022). "Latest on Possible Candidates for 2023 Election Cycle". www.louisiananonprofits.org. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ a b Hutchinson, Piper (August 9, 2023). "Field for Louisiana attorney general includes 3 Republicans, surprise Democrat". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Trifone, Emily (August 22, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Lindsey Cheek for Louisiana Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
12. ^ Koremenos, Johnny (February 16, 2023). "RAGA Endorses Liz Murrill for Louisiana Attorney General". Republican Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
13. ^ "Louisiana Republican Party endorses Liz Murrill for attorney general".
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ Hilburn, Greg (December 8, 2022). "Ralph Abraham endorses John Stefanski in 2023 Louisiana attorney general race". The Daily Adversiter. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
16. ^ EDITORIAL, STAFF (September 29, 2023). "Editorial: The Times-Picayune endorses for attorney general and lieutenant governor". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
17. ^ JMC Analytics
18. ^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Attorney General".
19. ^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
20. ^ "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
21. ^ https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/1726259507024834892 [bare URL]

## External links

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Official campaign websites

* Lindsey Cheek (D) for Attorney General
* Liz Murrill (R) for Attorney General

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