LOUISIANA, USA — Louisiana will hold its general election on Sat., Nov. 18. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day.
Where and when to vote:
Voters in the state have opportunities to cast their ballots earlier than Nov. 18.
The secretary of state has a full list of early voting locations on their website.
The last day you can vote by absentee tee ballot is a day before election day, Fri., Nov. 17; at 4:30 p.m.
All deadlines to register to vote expired in October, for those not already registered in Louisiana. If you have already registered in a previous election, you do not need to re-register.
Most Southeast Louisiana parishes have a legislature and/or school board (BESE) election, as well as other local elections.
Two notable exceptions in the region are St. James and Tangipahoa parishes, which will have local elections but no legislature or BESE races.
Statewide amendments:
Voters in every Louisiana Parish will have an opportunity to decide on four statewide amendments. These amendments are different from the measures that appeared on the October ballot.
We have a link to more information on these amendments here.
Attorney General:
The Attorney General race between Republican Liz Murrill and Democrat Lindsey Cheek will also be decided on Nov. 18.
Murrill is the solicitor general for the Louisiana Department of Justice, she has served in that role since 2017.
Cheek is an attorney at The Cheek Law Firm, based in New Orleans.
Murrill and Cheek are competing to replace Governor-elect Jeff Landry, who is also the incumbent attorney general. In the primary election, Murrill received 45% of the vote, and Cheek earned 23% of the vote.
Secretary of State:
There is also the Secretary of State race between Republican Nancy Landry and Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup.
Landry serves as the first assistant secretary of state under the current Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin.
Landry was also a state representative for District 31 in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 2009 until 2019, the district comprised some of Lafayette and its surrounding areas.
Collins-Greenup is the managing member and founder of Greenup Law LLC., a law firm based in Baton Rouge.
In the primary election, Landry won 19.3% of the vote, and Collins-Greenup earned 19.2%.
State Treasurer:
The other competitive statewide office is for state treasurer. A matchup between Republican John Fleming and Democrat Dustin Granger.
Fleming served in President Donald Trump's administration from 2019 to 2021; first as assistant secretary of commerce and economic development and then as deputy chief of staff.
Before working in the Trump administration, Fleming represented Louisiana's 4th district in the U.S. House, covering much of the western portion of Louisiana. That district is now represented by Republican Speaker of The House Mike Johnson.
Granger is a small business owner and wealth supervisor from Lake Charles. He founded Generation Wealth, a financial planning firm, in 2017.
In the primary, Fleming won 44% of the vote to Granger's 32%.
