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2023 United States secretary of state elections

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2023 United States secretary of state elections

← 2022 November 7, 2023
November 18, 2023 (Louisiana)
2024 →

3 secretary of state offices
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26 21
Seats after 26 21
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,715,131 1,214,336
Percentage 58.54% 41.45%
Seats up 3 0
Seats won 3 0

     Republican hold
     No election

The 2023 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election held in Louisiana on November 18, to elect the secretaries of state of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.

These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.

Republicans won every seat in this election.[1]

Election predictions

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Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating a party's predicted advantage in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

  • "tossup": no advantage
  • "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
  • "lean": slight advantage
  • "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
  • "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory
State PVI Incumbent Last
race
Sabato
June 21,
2023
[2]
Result[1]
Kentucky R+16 Michael Adams 52.3% R Likely R Adams
60.6% R
Louisiana R+12 Kyle Ardoin
(retiring)
66.2% R Safe R Landry
66.8% R
Mississippi R+11 Michael Watson 57.8% R Safe R Watson
59.5% R

Race summary

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State Attorney
General
Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Kentucky Michael Adams Republican 2019 Incumbent re-elected
Louisiana Kyle Ardoin Republican 2018 (special) Incumbent retiring.
New secretary of state elected
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Nancy Landry (Republican) 66.8%
  • Gwen Collins-Greenup (Democratic) 33.2%
Mississippi Michael Watson Republican 2019 Incumbent re-elected
  • Green tickY Michael Watson (Republican) 59.5%
  • Ty Pinkins (Democratic) 40.5%

Kentucky

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2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Michael Adams Buddy Wheatley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 787,198 510,743
Percentage 60.6% 39.3%


Adams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wheatley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Michael Adams
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Michael Adams
Republican

Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams ran and won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley with 60.6% of the vote.[3]

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Adams 171,288 63.9
Republican Stephen Knipper 70,993 26.5
Republican Allen Maricle 25,772 9.6
Total votes 268,053 100
2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican
783,695 60.59% +8.33%
Democratic 509,308 39.38% −8.36%
Write-in 460 0.04%
Total votes 1,293,463 100.00%

Louisiana

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2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election

← 2019
2027 →
 
Nominee Nancy Landry Gwen Collins-Greenup Mike Francis
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 197,514
19.3%
196,534
19.2%
182,842
17.9%
Runoff 446,038
66.8%
221,698
33.2%
Eliminated

 
Nominee Clay Schexnayder Arthur Morrell Thomas Kennedy III
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 149,987
14.7%
113,703
11.1%
102,628
10.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

 
Nominee Brandon Trosclair
Party Republican
First round 64,686
6.3%
Runoff Eliminated

Landry:      20–30%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Collins-Greenup:      20–30%      30–40%      50–60%      80–90%
Francis:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Schexnayder:      20–30%      30–40%
Morrell:      40–50%
Kennedy:      40–50%

Secretary of State before election

Kyle Ardoin
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Nancy Landry
Republican

Incumbent secretary of state Kyle Ardoin was re-elected to a second term in 2019 with 59.1% of the vote. Arodin is eligible to seek a third term, however he has chosen to retire instead.[5]

Louisiana utilizes a jungle primary system. The race went to a runoff between former state representative Nancy Landry and attorney Gwen Collins-Greenup. Landry won with 66.8% of the vote.[6]

2023 Louisiana Secretary of State election jungle primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Landry 197,514 19.34%
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 196,534 19.25%
Republican Mike Francis 182,842 17.91%
Republican Clay Schexnayder 149,987 14.69%
Democratic Arthur Morrell 113,703 11.13%
Republican Thomas Kennedy III 102,628 10.05%
Republican Brandon Trosclair 64,686 6.33%
Independent Amanda Jennings 13,275 1.30%
Total votes 1,021,169 100.0%
2023 Louisiana Secretary of State runoff election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Landry 446,038 66.80% +7.73
Democratic Gwen Collins-Greenup 221,698 33.20% −7.73
Total votes 667,736 100.0%

Mississippi

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Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023

← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Michael Watson Ty Pinkins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 481,895 328,067
Percentage 59.5% 40.5%

County results
Watson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Pinkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election

Michael Watson
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Michael Watson
Republican

Incumbent secretary of state Michael Watson ran and won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Ty Pinkins with 59.5% of the vote.[9]

Republican primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent) 351,774 100.00%
Total votes 351,774 100.00%
Democratic primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shuwaski Young 152,115 100.00%
Total votes 152,115 100.00%
2023 Mississippi Secretary of State election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent) 481,895 59.50% +0.67%
Democratic Ty Pinkins 328,067 40.50% –0.67%
Total votes 809,962 100.0%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tanneeru, Manav. "2023 Elections | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  2. ^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. 21 June 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kentucky secretary of state election: Michael Adams wins second term". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. ^ "May 16, 2023 Official 2023 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ^ LaRose, Greg (2023-04-11). "Kyle Ardoin won't seek re-election for Secretary of State • Louisiana Illuminator". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  6. ^ Muller, Wesley (2023-11-19). "Nancy Landry runs away with Louisiana secretary of state race • Louisiana Illuminator". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  7. ^ "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Secretary of State".
  8. ^ "Louisiana General Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Secretary of State Michael Watson re-elected". WJTV. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  10. ^ "2023 Republican primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Democratic primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 General Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.