What You Need to Know About the Run-Off Election
Louisiana voters go back to the polls for a critical run-off election on November 18th. There are critical races still to be decided, so our work is not done!
What are the races and who is running?
Attorney General
What does the Attorney General Do?
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the state. The primary responsibility of the office is to represent state agencies in civil suits and offering advisory opinions on state legal questions.
Governor-Elect Landry has said he is open to changing the state constitution to address the powers of judges and district attorneys, indicating he would support expanding the ability of the state’s attorney general to bring prosecutions where they do not currently have jurisdiction.
Who’s in the runoff?
Lindsey Cheek
Liz Murrill
Learn more about the candidates here.
Secretary of State
What does the Secretary of State do?
The Louisiana Secretary of State is the chief election officer of the state, responsible for qualifying candidates, overseeing the elections and tabulating and verifying the results. The SOS prepares and certifies the ballots for all elections, promulgates all election returns, and administers the election laws, except those relating to voter registration and custody of voting machines.
The next secretary of state is faced with replacing the voting machines the state uses, and will have to champion a campaign to help parish election officials inject new blood into their election workforce.
Who’s in the runoff?
Gwen Collins-Greenup
Nancy Landry
Learn more about the candidates here.
Treasurer
What does the Treasurer do?
The state treasurer handles billions of dollars in public money. The agency distributes state money to individual state agencies and local governments. It also oversees Social Security and Medicare coverage for all public employees, both in state and local government.
Who’s in the runoff?
John Fleming
Dustin Granger
Learn more about the candidates here
State Legislature
Two State Senate seats and 18 State House seats are headed for runoffs. Find out which races to watch.
Check out our candidate questionnaires or the profiles of incumbent candidates.
Important Dates
Early voting is Nov. 3-11 (excluding Sunday, Nov. 5 and Friday Nov. 10 for Veterans Day) from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Nov. 14 by 4:30 p.m
Election Day is November 18, the polls are open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.