Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023

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Governor of Louisiana
	Primary election; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: August 10, 2023
	Primary: October 14, 2023; General: November 18, 2023; Pre-election incumbent(s):; John Bel Edwards (Democratic)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday elections); Voting in Louisiana
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Lean Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican; Inside Elections: Likely Republican
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 2023 elections

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Louisiana held an election for governor on November 18, 2023. The primary was October 14, 2023. The filing deadline was August 10, 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.

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2023 battleground election

See also: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023 (October 14 primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list of candidates is unofficial. The filing deadline for this election has passed, and Ballotpedia is working to update this page with the official candidate list. This note will be removed once the official candidate list has been added.

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)

Endorsements

Voting information

See also: Voting in Louisiana

Election information in Louisiana: Nov. 18, 2023, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 18, 2023
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 18, 2023
Online: Oct. 28, 2023

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 14, 2023
By mail: Received by Nov. 14, 2023
Online: Nov. 14, 2023

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 17, 2023
By mail: Received by Nov. 17, 2023

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 3, 2023 to Nov. 11, 2023

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Election history

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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