2023 United States attorney general elections

November 7, 2023 November 18, 2023 (Louisiana)
3 attorney general offices 3 states[lower-alpha 1]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 23 20 Seats after 23 20 Seat change Popular vote 1,667,181 1,109,503 Percentage 60.05% 39.95% Seats up 3 0 Seats won 3 0
Republican hold      No election

The 2023 United States attorney general elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election held in Louisiana on November 18, to elect the attorneys general of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.^[1]

These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.

Republicans won every seat in this election.^[2]

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating a party's predicted advantage in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

• "tossup": no advantage
• "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "lean": slight advantage
• "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory

Race summary

Kentucky

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

November 7, 2023

Nominee Russell Coleman Pamela Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 752,230 544,544 Percentage 58.0% 42.0%

County results Coleman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Stevenson:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Daniel Cameron Republican Elected Attorney General Russell Coleman Republican

The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear. Republican nominee Russell Coleman was elected attorney general after he defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson.

Louisiana

2023 Louisiana Attorney General election

October 14, 2023 (first round) November 18, 2023 (runoff)

Candidate Liz Murrill Lindsey Cheek John Stefanski Party Republican Democratic Republican First round 463,103 45.2% 239,652 23.4% 172,300 16.8% Runoff 444,081 66.4% 225,011 33.6% Eliminated   Candidate Perry Walker Terrebonne Marty Maley Party Democratic Republican First round 74,479 7.3% 74,176 7.3% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

First round parish results First round congressional district results Runoff parish results Murrill:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Cheek:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Stefanski:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Jeff Landry Republican Elected Attorney General Liz Murrill Republican

The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023 to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor, leading to an open race. In the runoff, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek by a margin of 33 percent.

Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters were allowed to vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Mississippi

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023

November 7, 2023

Nominee Lynn Fitch Greta Kemp Martin Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 470,870 339,948 Percentage 58.1% 41.9%

County results Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Lynn Fitch Republican Elected Attorney General Lynn Fitch Republican

The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor. State TreasurerLynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she defeated Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election. Fitch became the first Republican to hold the office since 1878, as well as the first woman to ever be elected to the position in state history. It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.

See also

• 2023 United States elections

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