A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019, with a runoff on November 16, 2019, for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).
Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected for a second term in office.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected for a second term in office.
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican attorney general Jeff Landry was re-elected for a second term in office.
Secretary of State
Candidates Republican Party Kyle Ardoin, incumbent Louisiana Secretary of State Thomas Kennedy III, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018 Amanda Smith, paralegal
Democratic Party Gwen Collins-Greenup, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018
General election Results
Runoff
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KyleArdoin (R) GwenCollins-Greenup (D) UndecidedJMC Analytics (R)JMC Analytics (R) October 24–26, 2019 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 32% 20%
Results
State Treasurer
Candidates Republican Party John Schroder, incumbent Louisiana State Treasurer
Democratic Party Derrick Edwards, attorney and candidate for Louisiana State Treasurer in 2017
Independents Teresa Kenny, entrepreneur
General election Results
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Candidates Republican Party Michael Strain, incumbent Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Bradley Zaunbrecher, cattle farmer
Democratic Party Marguerite Green, executive director of SPROUT NOLA Charlie Greer, former forestry enforcement agent and candidate for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry in 2015 Peter Williams, tree farmer
General election Results
Commissioner of Insurance
Candidates Republican Party Jim Donelon, incumbent Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple, businessman
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JimDonelon (R) TimTemple (R) UndecidedJMC Analytics (R)JMC Analytics (R) September 19–21, 2019 550 (LV) ± 4.2% 22% 20% 58%
General election Results
Louisiana State Legislature Republicans gained a two-thirds majority in the State Senate, but in the State House, Democratic challenger Mack Cormier flipped HD 105 and independent Roy Daryl Adams retained his seat in HD 62, blocking the Republicans from gaining a supermajority and allowing John Bel Edwards to veto bills passed by the Legislature.
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References
External links Official campaign websites for Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) for Secretary of State Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) for Secretary of State Thomas Kennedy III (R) for Secretary of State Amanda Smith (R) for Secretary of State
Official campaign websites for Treasurer Derrick Edwards (D) for Treasurer Teresa Kenny (I) for Treasurer John Schroder (R) for Treasurer
Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Marguerite Green (D) for Ag Commissioner Charlie Greer (D) for Ag Commissioner Mike Strain (R) for Ag Commissioner Peter Williams (D) for Ag Commissioner
Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon (R) for Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple (R) for Insurance Commissioner