2023 Louisiana elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14, 2023, with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. Louisiana uses a two round system, where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round, and if no candidate wins an absolute majority, a runoff between the top two is held.

Governor
Incumbent governor John Bel Edwards was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term due to Louisiana's term limits.

Lieutenant governor
Incumbent lieutenant governor Billy Nungesser ran for re-election. He had previously expressed interest in running for governor, but decided against it.

Attorney general
Incumbent attorney general Jeff Landry ran for governor. Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek in the runoff.

Secretary of state
Incumbent secretary of state Kyle Ardoin retired. Former state representative Nancy Landry defeated attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup in the runoff.

Advanced to runoff

 * Nancy Landry (Republican), First Assistant Secretary of State and former state representative
 * Gwen Collins-Greenup (Democratic), attorney and runner-up for secretary of state in 2018 and 2019

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Francis (Republican), Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former chair of the Louisiana Republican Party
 * Amanda Jennings (independent), insurance agent
 * Thomas Kennedy III (Republican), businessman
 * Arthur Morrell (Democratic), Orleans Parish Criminal District Clerk of Court
 * Clay Schexnayder (Republican), Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives
 * Brandon Trosclair (Republican), businessman

Declined

 * Kyle Ardoin (Republican), incumbent secretary of state

Treasurer
Incumbent treasurer John Schroder retired to run for governor. Former U.S. Representative John Fleming defeated Dustin Granger in the runoff.

Advanced to Runoff

 * John Fleming (Republican), former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2009–2017)
 * Dustin Granger (Democratic), financial advisor

Eliminated in Primary

 * Scott McKnight (Republican), state representative

Declined

 * John Schroder (Republican), incumbent treasurer (running for governor; endorsed McKnight)

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Incumbent Agriculture commissioner Mike Strain ran for re-election.

Declared

 * Mike Strain (Republican), incumbent commissioner

Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Insurance commissioner Jim Donelon retired.

Declared

 * Tim Temple (Republican), insurance executive and candidate for insurance commissioner in 2019

Declined

 * Jim Donelon (Republican), incumbent commissioner

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
All eight members of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education were up for re-election.

State senate
All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for re-election.

State House
All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for re-election.

Caddo Parish Sheriff
The local race for Sheriff in Caddo Parish received national attention when Democrat Henry Whitehorn appeared to win the race by one vote against Republican John Nickelson. After more than 43,000 votes had been cast in the race, a recount still yielded a one-vote victory for Whitehorn. After the recount, Nickelson filed a lawsuit against Whitehorn and local election officials challenging the validity of the results and demanding that either he be declared the victor or a new election be held. A specially appointed judge, Joe Bleich, found that there had been 11 illegally cast votes and ordered a new election to take place no earlier than March 23, 2024. On appeal by Whitehorn, the Second Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's decision by a 3–2 margin. Whitehorn would go on to win the do-over election, this time expanding his lead to 4,000 against Nickelson, with Nickelson calling Whitehorn to concede the night of the election. Whitehorn is set to be sworn in July 1, 2024, taking over from interim Sheriff Jay Long, who had temporarily taken over after outgoing Sheriff Steve Prator's term expired.

First election
Candidates Results
 * Shayne Gibson (Republican), Sheriff of the Greenwood Police Department
 * Patricia "Pat" Gilley (Democratic), retired attorney and former candidate for Caddo District Attorney in 2020
 * Eric Hatfield (Republican), Chief Deputy Constable of Caddo Parish
 * Hersey Jones Jr. (Democratic), neighborhood organizer
 * John Nickelson (Republican), former member of the Shreveport City Council (advanced to run-off)
 * Henry Whitehorn (Democratic), former Chief of Police of Shreveport (advanced to run-off)