Landry Wins Louisiana Governor’s Race, Flipping State Red

The Republican state attorney general has snared 52 percent of the vote in a 14-candidate field, avoiding a run-off.

Louisiana Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry speaks with voters in Lake Charles, La., two days before he swept into the governor's mansion in Baton Rouge in an overwhelming primary win on Oct. 14, 2023. Landry For Louisiana

Trump-endorsed Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will be the first Republican in eight years to move into the governor’s mansion after a dominant walk-off primary win on Oct. 14.

With 95 percent of the tally counted, Mr. Landry won 51.6 percent of more than 1 million ballots cast in the off-year election, more than doubling the combined votes of 13 other candidates—including six fellow Republicans—making a Nov. 18 runoff unnecessary.