The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 24, 2015 to elect the
Attorney General
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of the U.S. state of
Louisiana, with a
runoff election
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, held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent
Buddy Caldwell, a former
Democrat who joined the
Republican Party
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in February 2011, sought re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by fellow Republican
Jeff Landry
Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Louisiana. He defeated Republican incumbent Buddy Caldwell in a runoff election held on November 21, 2015, and took office on J ...
.
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
Republican party
Filed
*
Buddy Caldwell, incumbent attorney general
*
Jeff Landry
Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Louisiana. He defeated Republican incumbent Buddy Caldwell in a runoff election held on November 21, 2015, and took office on J ...
, former U.S. Representative
* Martin Maley, 18th Judicial District assistant attorney
Declined
*
John Neely Kennedy, state treasurer and Democratic candidate for Attorney General in 1991 (
running for re-election)
* Burton Guidry, former assistant attorney general
Democratic party
Filed
* Geraldine Broussard Baloney
* Isaac Jackson
Declined
*
Rick Gallot, state senator
[
* Walt Leger III, Speaker pro tempore of the ]Louisiana House of Representatives
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[
* Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria][
]
Jungle primary
Polling
* * Internal poll for the John Kennedy campaign
Results
Runoff
Results
References
External links
Buddy Caldwell for Attorney GeneralJeff Landry for Attorney GeneralMarty Maley for Attorney General
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Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
Louisiana
Louisiana Attorney General elections