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2023 United States secretary of state elections

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 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[edit]

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

Race summary[edit]

Kentucky[edit]

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]

Louisiana[edit]

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

First round parish results Runoff parish results 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 chose 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]

Mississippi[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

• 2023 United States elections

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