Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2027

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Governor of Louisiana
	General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: Pending
	Primary: (date not yet available); General: November 20, 2027
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Louisiana
Ballotpedia analysis
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Louisiana; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry; Commissioner of Insurance; Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (8 seats)

Louisiana is holding an election for governor on November 20, 2027.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

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Candidates and election results

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Louisiana

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General election race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[1]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Past elections

2023

See also: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Louisiana

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Landry (R)	51.6	547,827
		Shawn Wilson (D)	25.9	275,525
		Stephen Waguespack (R)	5.9	62,287
		John Schroder (R)	5.3	56,654
		Hunter Lundy (Independent)	4.9	52,165
	Submit photo	Daniel Cole (D)	2.6	27,662
		Sharon Hewitt (R)	1.7	18,468
		Benjamin Barnes (Independent)	0.5	5,190
	Submit photo	Patrick Henry Barthel (R)	0.4	4,426
		Richard Nelson (R) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	3,605
	Submit photo	Jeffery Istre (Independent)	0.3	3,400
		Xavier Ellis (R)	0.2	1,734
	Submit photo	Keitron Gagnon (Independent)	0.1	1,260
		Xan John (R)	0.1	1,164
		Frank Scurlock (Independent)	0.1	1,131

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,062,498
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Oscar Dantzler (D)

2019

See also: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2019

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

General election for Governor of Louisiana

Incumbent John Bel Edwards defeated Eddie Rispone in the general election for Governor of Louisiana on November 16, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John Bel Edwards (D)	51.3	774,498
	Eddie Rispone (R)	48.7	734,286

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,508,784 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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