2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

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

2019 Louisiana Attorney General election

October 12, 2019[1]

Nominee Jeff Landry Ike Jackson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 855,338 436,531 Percentage 66.2% 33.8%

Parish results Landry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Jackson:      50–60%      70–80%

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, and voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.[2]

Candidates

Declared

• Jeff Landry, incumbent Attorney General of Louisiana[3]

Declared

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

General election

Results

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	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

References

1. Attorney General
2. "Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
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.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Ike Jackson (D) for Attorney General
• Jeff Landry (R) for Attorney General