2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2023 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 14, 2023, to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected to a third consecutive term in a landslide.^[1]

2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 2019 October 14, 2023 2027 →

Candidate Billy Nungesser Willie Jones Elbert Guillory Party Republican Democratic Republican Popular vote 678,531 211,988 64,058 Percentage 65.52% 20.47% 6.29%

Parish results Congressional district results Precinct results Nungesser:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Guillory:      50–60% Hotard:      30–40%      >90% Payton:      50–60% Tie:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50%      No votes

Lt. Governor before election Billy Nungesser Republican Elected Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Republican

Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Candidates

Republican candidates

Declared

• Elbert Guillory, former state senator (2009–2016) and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2015^[2]
• Tami Hotard, journalist^[3]
• Billy Nungesser, incumbent lieutenant governor^[1]

Withdrew

• Stuart Bishop, state representative^[4][5]

Declined

• John Fleming, former U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2009–2017)^[6] (running for state treasurer)^[7]
• Scott McKnight, state representative^[4] (running for state treasurer)^[8]
• Jennifer Van Vrancken, Jefferson Parish councilor^[9]

Democratic candidates

Declared

• Willie Jones, activist and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2019^[10]

Independent candidates

Declared

• Bruce Payton^[3]
• Gary Rispone^[3]

Withdrew

• Chester Pritchett^[3]

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Billy Nungesser (R)	Elbert Guillory (R)	Other	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R)[11][A]	Before April 18, 2023	–	–	42%	9%	7%	42%

Results

Second place winner by parish

  Jones

•      30–40%
•      40–50%
•      50–60%
•      60–70%
•      70–80%
•      80–90%
•      >90%

  Guillory

•      30–40%
•      40–50%

  Hotard

•      20–30%

2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Nungesser (incumbent)	678,531	65.52%
	Democratic	Willie Jones	211,988	20.47%
	Republican	Elbert Guillory	64,058	6.19%
	Republican	Tami Hotard	50,711	4.90%
	Independent	Bruce Payton	17,195	1.66%
	Independent	Gary Rispone	13,111	1.27%
Total votes			1,035,594	100.0%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Nungesser won five of six congressional districts.^[13]

District	Nungesser	Jones	Guillory	Representative
1st	78%	12%	3%	Steve Scalise
2nd	45%	47%	2%	Troy Carter
3rd	68%	14%	9%	Clay Higgins
4th	61%	21%	10%	Mike Johnson
5th	66%	19%	7%	Julia Letlow
6th	70%	16%	5%	Garret Graves

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

1. Poll conducted for Nungesser's campaign