See also: 2007 Louisiana elections.
Election Name: | 2007 Louisiana Attorney General election |
Country: | Louisiana |
Flag Year: | 2006 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Louisiana Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Election Date: | October 20, 2007 (first round) November 17, 2007 (runoff) |
Next Election: | 2011 Louisiana Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
1Blank: | First round |
2Blank: | Runoff |
Nominee1: | Buddy Caldwell |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 434,507 35.64% |
2Data1: | 477,574 66.6% |
Nominee2: | Royal Alexander |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
1Data2: | 395,498 32.44% |
2Data2: | 239,485 33.4% |
Nominee3: | Charles Foti |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data3: | 389,300 31.93% |
2Data3: | Eliminated |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Charles Foti |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Buddy Caldwell |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2007 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 20, 2007, to elect the Attorney General of the state of Louisiana, with a runoff, held on November 17, 2007. Incumbent Democrat Charles Foti sought re-election to a second term in office but was defeated in the state's jungle primary by Republican Royal Alexander and Democrat Buddy Caldwell.[1] As neither Caldwell nor Alexander received a majority of the vote, they advanced to a runoff on November 17, which Caldwell won with 66.6% to Alexander's 31.9%.[2] [3] As of, this is last time a Democrat was elected Attorney General of Louisiana. Caldwell was re-elected unopposed as a Republican in 2011.