2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election will take place on October 14, 2023, to elect the next Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards will not be eligible to seek a third consecutive term due to Louisiana's term limits.[1]
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Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.
Democratic candidates
Potential
- LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of New Orleans[2]
- Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President for Infrastructure Coordination, former Mayor of New Orleans, and former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana[2]
- Cedric Richmond, Director of the Office of Public Engagement, Senior Advisor to the President, and former U.S. Representative[2]
- Gary Smith Jr., state senator[3]
Republican candidates
Publicly expressed interest
Potential
- Bret Allain, state senator[3]
- Garret Graves, U.S. Representative[8]
- Craig Green, Public Service Commissioner[3]
- Sharon Hewitt, state senator[2][3]
- Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative[8]
- John Kennedy, U.S. Senator[9][3]
- Blake Miguez, state representative[3]
- Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative[3]
- Alan Seabaugh, state representative[3]
- Mike Strain, Agriculture Commissioner of Louisiana[3]
General election
Polling
Hypothetical polling
- Jungle primary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Bill Cassidy (R) |
Sharon Weston Broome (D) |
Sharon Hewitt (R) |
John Kennedy (R) |
Jeff Landry (R) |
Billy Nungesser (R) |
John Schroder (R) |
Gary Smith Jr. (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMC Analytics (R) | March 21–23, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 10% | 14% | 2% | 22% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 4% | 29% |
- Runoff election
- Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Generic Democrat |
Generic Republican |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMC Analytics (R) | March 21–23, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 33% | 50% | 17% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- "Louisiana Constitution of 1974" (PDF). Government of Louisiana. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- Wright, Robert J. "Who are the favorites to be Louisiana's next governor?". 710 Keel. 710 Keel. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Alford, Jeremy. "Thinking about 2023? You can bet some of these Louisiana politicians are". houmatoday. houmatoday. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- Crouere, Jeff. "Watch out for Jeff Landry, who's already making moves in next governor's race, columnist says". The Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- "Landry, Nungesser looking toward 2023 governor's election". Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- Paterson, Blake (October 18, 2021). "State Sen. Rick Ward says he's considering a run for governor of Louisiana". The Advocate. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- "After crossing Trump, Cassidy weighs governor bid". Politico. March 30, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- Keller, Lanny. "Lanny Keller: Will John Bel Edwards be Louisiana's last Democratic governor?". The Advocate. The Advocate. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- Hillburn, Greg (November 19, 2019). "Jeff Landry, Billy Nungesser set sights on 2023 Louisiana governor's election". The News-Star. Gannett. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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