2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

The 2019 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 12, 2019 to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 16, 2019. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry successfully ran for a second term.

2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

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Nominee Jeff Landry Ike Jackson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 855,338 436,531
Percentage 66.21% 33.79%

Landry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%

Attorney General before election

Jeff Landry
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Jeff Landry
Republican

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation.[2]

Candidates

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Republican Party

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Declared

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Democratic Party

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Declared

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  • Ike Jackson, business attorney and former general counsel on the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources[4]

General election

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Results

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Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Landry (incumbent) 855,338 66.21% N/A
Democratic Ike Jackson 436,531 33.79% N/A
Total votes 1,291,869 100% N/A
Republican hold

By congressional district

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Landry won 5 of the 6 congressional districts.[6]

District Landry Jackson Representative
1st 76% 24% Steve Scalise
2nd 30% 70% Cedric Richmond
3rd 75% 25% Clay Higgins
4th 70% 30% Mike Johnson
5th 72% 28% Ralph Abraham
6th 70% 30% Garret Graves

References

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  1. ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State – Live Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Deslatte, Melinda (September 13, 2019). "Edwards holds fundraising lead in Louisiana governor's race". New Haven Register. Associated Press. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Attorney General – Ike Jackson". KTBS 3 ABC. August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "Unofficial Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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Official campaign websites