| Election Name: | 2023 United States attorney general elections |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2023 |
| Seats For Election: | 3 attorney general offices 3 states |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| 2Data2: | 0 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Seats Before2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,109,503 |
| Percentage2: | 39.95% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| 1Data1: | 3 |
| 2Data1: | 3 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,667,181 |
| Country: | United States |
| Percentage1: | 60.05% |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Flag Year: | 1960 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2022 United States attorney general elections |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 United States attorney general elections |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
The 2023 United States attorney general 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 attorneys general of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.[1]
These elections took place concurrently with several other state and local elections.
Republicans won every seat in this election.[2] All three states were won by Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
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:
| State | PVI | Incumbent | Last race | Sabato [3] | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | data-sort-value="16" | R+16 | data-sort-value=57.7 | 57.7% R | data-sort-value="58.0" | Coleman 58.0% R | ||||
| Louisiana | data-sort-value="12" | R+12 | data-sort-value=66.2 | 66.2% R | data-sort-value="66.4" | Murrill 66.4% R | ||||
| Mississippi | data-sort-value="11" | R+11 | data-sort-value=57.8 | 57.8% R | data-sort-value="58.1" | Fitch 58.1% R |
| State | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 2019 | Incumbent retired to run for governor of Kentucky New attorney general elected Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Louisiana | 2015 | Incumbent retired to run for governor of Louisiana New attorney general elected Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Mississippi | 2019 | Incumbent re-elected | nowrap |
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| Election Name: | Kentucky Attorney General election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Kentucky Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Image1: | Russell Coleman official photo (alt crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Russell Coleman |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
| Popular Vote1: | 752,230 |
| Percentage1: | 58.0% |
| Nominee2: | Pamela Stevenson |
| Party2: | Kentucky Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 544,544 |
| Percentage2: | 42.0% |
| Map Size: | 301px |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Daniel Cameron |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
| After Election: | Russell Coleman |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
See main article: 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election. Republican incumbent attorney general Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear.[4] Republican attorney Russell Coleman and Democratic state representative Pamela Stevenson won their respective nominations unopposed.
Coleman won the general election with 58%[5]
| Election Name: | Louisiana Attorney General election |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Louisiana Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Louisiana Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Election Date: | October 14, 2023 (first round) November 18, 2023 (runoff) |
| Image1: | Liz Murrill at Select Subcommittee Hearing (cropped).png |
| Candidate1: | Liz Murrill |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data1: | 463,103 45.2% |
| 2Data1: | 444,081 66.4% |
| Candidate2: | Lindsey Cheek |
| Party2: | Louisiana Democratic Party |
| 1Data2: | 239,652 23.4% |
| 2Data2: | 225,011 33.6% |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Candidate3: | John Stefanski |
| Party3: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data3: | 172,300 16.8% |
| 2Data3: | Eliminated |
| Candidate4: | Perry Walker Terrebonne |
| Party4: | Louisiana Democratic Party |
| 1Data4: | 74,479 7.3% |
| 2Data4: | Eliminated |
| Candidate5: | Marty Maley |
| Party5: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| 1Data5: | 74,176 7.3% |
| 2Data5: | Eliminated |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Jeff Landry |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
| After Election: | Liz Murrill |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Louisiana |
See main article: 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election. The 2023 Louisiana Attorney General election was held on November 18, 2023 to elect the next attorney general of Louisiana, with the first round occurring on October 14. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry retired to successfully run for governor, leading to an open race. In the runoff, Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill defeated attorney Lindsey Cheek by a margin of 33 percent.
Under Louisiana's two round system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters were allowed to vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.
| Election Name: | Mississippi Attorney General election |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2027 Mississippi elections#Attorney General |
| Next Year: | 2027 |
| Nominee1: | Lynn Fitch |
| Party1: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 470,870 |
| Percentage1: | 58.1% |
| Nominee2: | Greta Kemp Martin |
| Party2: | Mississippi Democratic Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 339,948 |
| Percentage2: | 41.9% |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Lynn Fitch |
| Before Party: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| After Election: | Lynn Fitch |
| After Party: | Mississippi Republican Party |
| Map Size: | 150px |
The 2023 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2023 to elect the next Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Attorney General Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican Attorney General since 1878.[6] Fitch ran for and won re-election.[7]
Democratic Attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.[8]