Nancy Landry (R) and Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) advanced from the all-party primary for Louisiana secretary of state on Oct. 14, 2023. Landry received 19.4% of the vote, followed by Collins-Greenup with 19.2%. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) did not run for re-election.
Louisiana’s secretary of state is the state’s chief election officer. According to Louisiana Illuminator’s Greg LaRose, the next officeholder “should expect a fairly intense spotlight” since they will be responsible for “replacing the voting machines the state uses, a process current office holder Kyle Ardoin has had to restart twice.”
Ardoin announced he would not run for re-election in April 2023, citing criticism surrounding how elections were administered in the state. In a statement, Ardoin said it was “shameful and outright dangerous that a small minority of vocal individuals [had] chosen to denigrate the hard work of [his office’s] election staff and spread unproven falsehoods.”
