The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, a former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in February 2011, sought re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by fellow Republican Jeff Landry.
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Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015, between Caldwell and Landry. Louisiana is the sole state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).
Candidates
editRepublican party
editFiled
edit- Buddy Caldwell, incumbent attorney general[1]
- Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative[2]
- Martin Maley, 18th Judicial District assistant attorney[3]
Declined
edit- John Neely Kennedy, state treasurer and Democratic candidate for Attorney General in 1991 (running for re-election)[4][5][6]
- Burton Guidry, former assistant attorney general[7]
Democratic party
editFiled
edit- Geraldine Broussard Baloney
- Isaac Jackson
Declined
edit- Rick Gallot, state senator[3]
- Walt Leger III, Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives[3]
- Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria[3]
Jungle primary
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Buddy Caldwell (R) |
John Kennedy (R) |
Jeff Landry (R) |
Jacques Roy (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph[8] | March 5, 2015 | 1,655 | ± 2.4% | 30% | — | 20% | 30% | 21% |
| NSO Research*[9] | January 10–13, 2015 | 600 | ± 4% | 17% | 23% | 10% | 18% | 32% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Buddy Caldwell (R) |
Jeff Landry (R) |
Generic Democrat (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V/C Research[10] | February 20–25, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 23% | 15% | 33% | 1% | 27% |
- * Internal poll for the John Kennedy campaign
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Buddy Caldwell (incumbent) | 376,407 | 35.4 | |
| Republican | Jeff Landry | 347,605 | 32.7 | |
| Democratic | Geri Broussard Baloney | 187,575 | 17.6 | |
| Democratic | Isaac Jackson | 115,188 | 10.8 | |
| Republican | Marty Maley | 37,830 | 3.6 | |
| Total votes | 1,064,605 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Landry | 610,459 | 56.3% | N/A | |
| Republican | Buddy Caldwell (incumbent) | 473,915 | 43.7% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,084,374 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Contenders emerge in race for top attorney". St. Charles Herald Guide. July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Marsha Shuler (February 25, 2014). "Former congressman running for state attorney general". The Advocate. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "How Vulnerable is Buddy Caldwell?". LA Politics. October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Race for attorney general has many facets". Houma Today. February 25, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Michelle Southern (December 11, 2014). "Kennedy reportedly eyeing the AG seat in 2015". WWL. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ O'Donoghue, Julia (April 9, 2015). "State Treasurer John Kennedy will seek reelection, not run for governor or attorney general". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "Contenders emerge in race for top attorney". St. Charles Herald-Guide. July 24, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Triumph". Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ NSO Research*
- ^ "V/C Research" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.