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LOUISIANA

Your complete directory of Louisiana candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR:
Filing Deadline: August 10, 2023
Primary: October 14, 2023
Run-Off (if needed): November 18, 2023

Filing Deadline: July 19, 2024
Primary: November 5, 2024
Run-Off (if needed): December 7, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
won = Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on September 20, 2023


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ John Bel Edwards (D) - Term-Limited in 2023. ]
Benjamin Barnes (I)
Patrick "Dat" Barthel (R) - Electrician & '03 Candidate
Danny Cole (D) - Teacher, Pastor & '19 St Sen Candidate
Oscar "Omar" Dantzler (D) - Bus Driver, Bail Bondsman & Frequent Candidate
Xavier Ellis (R) - Teacher
Keitron Gagnon (I)
Sharon Hewitt (R) - State Sen., Ex-Oil Executive & Mechanical Engineer
Jeffery Istre (I) - Oilfield Worker, Ex-Truck Driver & Army Veteran
Xan John (R) - Businessman & '20/'22 US Sen Candidate
Jeff Landry (R) - Attorney General, Ex-Congressman, Ex-Police Officer & Army Veteran
Hunter Lundy (I) - Attorney, Christian Conservative Activist & '96 US Rep Candidate
Richard Nelson (R) - Withdrew, but name remains on primary ballot.
John Schroder (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-State Rep, Businessman & Army Veteran
Frank Scurlock (I) - Retired Businessman & '17 New Orleans Mayor Candidate
Stephen Waguespack (R) - Ex-State Chamber CEO, Ex-Governor's Chief of Staff & Attorney

Shawn Wilson (D) - Ex-State Transportation Secretary & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2023.

Buddy Roemer

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Billy Nungesser (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Elbert Guillory (R) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney, '16 US Rep Candidate & '15 Candidate
Tami Hotard (R) - Real Estate Developer & Community Activist
Willie Jones (D) - Claims Adjuster, Democratic Activist & '19 Candidate
Bruce Payton (I) - Audio-Visual Consultant
Gary Rispone (I) - TV Show Host & Conservationist

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Kyle Ardoin (R)* - Retiring in 2023. ]
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) - Attorney, Accountant & Community Activist
Mike Francis (R) - State Public Service Commissioner, Ex-State GOP Chair & Businessman

Amanda "Smith" Jennings (I) - Confederate Heritage Activist & '19 Candidate
Thomas Kennedy (R) - Physician, Community Activist & '18/'19 Candidate
Nancy Landry (R) - Asst Secretary of State, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Arthur Morrell (D) - Ex-Orleans Parish Criminal District Clerk of Court & Attorney
Clay Schexnayder (R) - State House Speaker, Auto Repair Shop Owner & Ex-Race Car Driver
Brandon Trosclair (R) - Grocery Store Chain Owner & Anti-Vaccine Mandate Activist

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Jeff Landry (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2023. ]
Lindsey Cheek (D) - Attorney
Marty Maley (R) - Attorney & '15 Candidate
Liz Baker Murrill (R) - State Solicitor General & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
John Stefanski (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Perry Terrebonne (D) - Attorney

STATE TREASURER:
[ John Schroder (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2023. ]
John Fleming (R) - Ex-Congressman, Physician, Navy Veteran & '16 US Sen Candidate
Dustin Granger (D) - Financial Planner & Investment Manager
Scott McKnight (R) - State Rep., Auto Dealer & Ex-Insurance Broker

Kathleen Blanco

STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY:
Mike Strain (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Jim Donelon (R)* - Retiring in 2023. ]
won Tim Temple (R) - Businessman, Ex-Insurance Executive & '19 Candidate


LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate


U.S. SENATOR:

John Kennedy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

J. Bennett Johnston

Bill Cassidy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Scalise (R)* - (House Majority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)
Mel Manuel (D) - Teacher & LGBT Rights Activist

District 2:
Troy Carter (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Clyde Holloway for Congress

District 3:
Clay Higgins (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Mike Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Cleo Fields

District 5:
Julia Letlow (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dany Kitishian (R) - Businessman

District 6:
Garret Graves (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Sonnier (R) - Blue Collar Worker



David Duke - 1990

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Conservative Party of Louisiana (CPL)
Constitution Party of Louisiana (C)
Louisiana Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Louisiana (G)
Libertarian Party of Louisiana (L)
Republican Party of Louisiana (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)


STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Louisiana Board of Ethics (Campaign Finance Reports)


Mike Foster

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Daily Town Talk
Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge Business Report
Baton Rouge Weekly Press (African-American)
Bayou Brief
Bogalusa Daily News
Bossier Press-Tribune
Caddo Inquisitor
Crowley Post Signal / Acadia Parish Today
Beauregard Daily News
Franklin Banner-Tribune / Morgan City Review / St. Mary Now
Gonzalez Weekly Citizen
Hammond Daily Star
The Hayride (Politics)
Houma Today
Houma/Thibodaux Times
Jambalaya News (Spanish)
L'Observateur (River Parishes - South Louisiana)
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Lafourche Daily Comet
Lafourche Gazette
Lake Charles American Press
L.S.U. Reveille
Louisiana Tracker (Politics)
Louisiana Weekly (African-American)
Minden Press-Herald
Monroe Dispatch (African-American)
Monroe Free Press (African-American)
Monroe News-Star

John Breaux

New Iberia Daily Iberian
Axios New Orleans
New Orleans Ambush Magazine (LGBT)
New Orleans City Business
New Orleans Data News Weekly (African-American)
News Orleans Gambit (Alternative)
New Orleans Times-Picayune
New Orleans Tribune (African-American)
New Orleans Verite
Opelousas Daily World
Ponchatoula Drum (African-American)
Ruston Leader
St. James Parish News Examiner-Enterprise
Shreveport Times
Southern Digest (Southern University)
Thibodaux Daily Comet
Ville Platte Gazette / Evangeline Today / Acadian Press
Xavier University Herald

Billy Tauzin for Governor

Louisiana Public Broadcasting (PBS)
WAFB TV-9 (CBS - Baton Rouge)
WGMB TV-44 (FOX - Baton Rouge)
WBRZ TV-2 (ABC - Baton Rouge)
WWL TV-4 (CBS - New Orleans)
WDSU TV-6 (NBC - New Orleans)
WVUE TV-8 (FOX - New Orleans)
WGNO TV-26 (ABC - New Orleans)
KGLA TV-42 (Telemundo - New Orleans)
WWNO New Orleans Public Radio (NPR)
WWL 870 AM Radio (New Orleans)
Louisiana Radio Network

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