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2019 Louisiana Attorney General election
	Landry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Jackson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 50%
Attorney General before election; Jeff Landry; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; Jeff Landry; Republican

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

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters could vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation.^[2]

Candidates edit

Republican Party edit

Declared edit

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

Democratic Party edit

Declared edit

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

General election edit

Results edit

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%	N/A
	Republican hold

References edit

^ Attorney General
^ "Louisiana Attorney General election, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ Deslatte, Melinda (September 13, 2019). "Edwards holds fundraising lead in Louisiana governor's race". New Haven Register. Associated Press. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ "Attorney General - Ike Jackson". KTBS 3 ABC. August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
^ "Unofficial Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2019.