Eight candidates are running in the all-party primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on Oct. 14, 2023. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) is not running for re-election.
According to Louisiana Illuminator’s Greg LaRose, “Louisiana’s next secretary of state should expect a fairly intense spotlight” because they will be responsible for “replacing the voting machines the state uses, a process current office holder Kyle Ardoin has had to restart twice. LaRose also wrote that the winner will have to “help parish election officials inject new blood into their election workforce” and “keep a massive database of business records current and accurate, while making sure access is reliable.”
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D), Mike Francis (R), Nancy Landry (R), and Clay Schexnayder (R) have led in polling and media attention.
