2023 United States attorney general elections

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November 18, 2023 (Louisiana) | 2024 ->

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3 attorney general offices
3 states[a]
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Party  | Republican | Democratic
Seats before  | 23 | 20
Seats after  | 23 | 20
Seat change  |  |
Popular vote  | 1,667,181 | 1,109,503
Percentage  | 60.05% | 39.95%
Seats up  | 3 | 0
Seats won  | 3 | 0

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Republican hold
No election

The 2023 United States attorney general elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election held in Louisiana on November 18, to elect the attorneys general of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.[1]

These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.

Republicans won every seat in this election.[2] All three states were won by Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

## Election predictions

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Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating a party's predicted advantage in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

* "tossup": no advantage
* "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
* "lean": slight advantage
* "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
* "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory

State  | PVI | Incumbent  | Last
race  | Sabato
June 21,
2023[3] | Result[2]

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Kentucky | R+16  | Daniel Cameron
(retiring) | 57.7% R  | Likely R  | Coleman
58.0% R
Louisiana | R+12  | Jeff Landry
(retiring) | 66.2% R  | Safe R  | Murrill
66.4% R
Mississippi | R+11  | Lynn Fitch | 57.8% R  | Safe R  | Fitch
58.1% R

## Race summary

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State  | Attorney
General  | Party  | First
elected  | Result  | Candidates

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Kentucky | Daniel Cameron | Republican  | 2019 | Incumbent retired to run for governor of Kentucky
New attorney general elected
Republican hold. |

* ▌Y Russell Coleman (Republican) 58.0%
* ▌Pamela Stevenson (Democratic) 42.0%

Louisiana | Jeff Landry | Republican  | 2015 | Incumbent retired to run for governor of Louisiana
New attorney general elected
Republican hold. |

* ▌Y Liz Murrill (Republican) 66.4%
* ▌Lindsey Cheek (Democratic) 33.6%

Mississippi | Lynn Fitch | Republican  | 2019 | Incumbent re-elected |

* ▌Y Lynn Fitch (Republican) 58.1%
* ▌Greta Martin (Democratic) 41.9%

## Kentucky

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Kentucky Attorney General election

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2027 ->

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Nominee  | Russell Coleman | Pamela Stevenson |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 752,230 | 544,544
Percentage  | 58.0% | 42.0%

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County results
Coleman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Stevenson: 50–60% 60–70%

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| Attorney General before election

Daniel Cameron
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

Russell Coleman
Republican

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Main article: 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

Republican incumbent attorney general Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear.[4] Republican attorney Russell Coleman and Democratic state representative Pamela Stevenson won their respective nominations unopposed.

Coleman won the general election with 58% of the vote.[5]

## Louisiana

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Louisiana Attorney General election

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| <- 2019 | October 14, 2023 (first round)
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

Runoff parish results

Murrill: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Cheek: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%
Stefanski: 50–60%

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| Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

Liz Murrill
Republican

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Main article: 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

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. 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.

## Mississippi

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Mississippi Attorney General election

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2027 ->

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Nominee  | Lynn Fitch | Greta Kemp Martin  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 470,870 | 339,948
Percentage  | 58.1% | 41.9%

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County results
Fitch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Martin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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| Attorney General before election

Lynn Fitch
Republican

| Elected Attorney General

Lynn Fitch
Republican

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Main article: 2023 Mississippi elections § Attorney General

The 2023 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2023 to elect the next Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Attorney General Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican Attorney General since 1878.[6] Fitch ran for and won re-election.[7]

Democratic Attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.[8]

## See also

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* 2023 United States elections

## Notes

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1. ^ Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect attorneys general or territorial attorneys general.

## References

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1. ^ "Attorney General elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
2. ^ a b Tanneeru, Manav. "2023 Elections | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
3. ^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
4. ^ Evans, Zachary (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Announces Gubernatorial Run". National Review. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
5. ^ Menderski, Rachel Smith and Maggie. "Russell Coleman defeats Pamela Stevenson in a heated race for Kentucky attorney general". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
6. ^ "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races". news.yahoo.com. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
7. ^ "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races". news.yahoo.com. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
8. ^ "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races". news.yahoo.com. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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