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2023 United States gubernatorial elections

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2023 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2023, in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi, with an election having occurred in Louisiana on October 14. These elections form part of the 2023 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all three states were in 2019. In Louisiana, term-limited incumbent John Bel Edwards was succeeded by Jeff Landry, flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican control. In Kentucky, Democrat Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term. In Mississippi, Republican Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term.

Infobox

Party
Republican
Seats up
1
Races won
2
Percentage
54.34%
Seats after
27
Seat change
1
Popular vote
1,741,855
Seats before
26

Tables

· Election predictions
Kentucky
Kentucky
State
Kentucky
PVI
R+16
Incumbent
Andy Beshear
Lastrace
49.2% D
CookOctober 23,2023
Lean D
IESeptember 1,2023
Tilt D
SabatoOctober 16,2023
Lean D
EDNovember 7,2023
Lean D
Result
Beshear52.5% D
Louisiana
Louisiana
State
Louisiana
PVI
R+12
Incumbent
John Bel Edwards(term-limited)
Lastrace
51.3% D
CookOctober 23,2023
Lean R (flip)
IESeptember 1,2023
Likely R (flip)
SabatoOctober 16,2023
Likely R (flip)
EDNovember 7,2023
Safe R (flip)
Result
Landry51.6% R (flip)
Mississippi
Mississippi
State
Mississippi
PVI
R+11
Incumbent
Tate Reeves
Lastrace
51.9% R
CookOctober 23,2023
Lean R
IESeptember 1,2023
Lean R
SabatoOctober 16,2023
Likely R
EDNovember 7,2023
Likely R
Result
Reeves50.9% R
State
PVI
Incumbent
Lastrace
CookOctober 23,2023
IESeptember 1,2023
SabatoOctober 16,2023
EDNovember 7,2023
Result
Kentucky
R+16
Andy Beshear
49.2% D
Lean D
Tilt D
Lean D
Lean D
Beshear52.5% D
Louisiana
R+12
John Bel Edwards(term-limited)
51.3% D
Lean R (flip)
Likely R (flip)
Likely R (flip)
Safe R (flip)
Landry51.6% R (flip)
Mississippi
R+11
Tate Reeves
51.9% R
Lean R
Lean R
Likely R
Likely R
Reeves50.9% R
· Race summary
Kentucky
Kentucky
State
Kentucky
Incumbent
Andy Beshear
Party
Democratic
First elected
2019
Result
Incumbent re-elected.
General election
mw- .mw- ▌Y Andy Beshear (Democratic) 52.5% ▌Daniel Cameron (Republican) 47.5%
Louisiana
Louisiana
State
Louisiana
Incumbent
John Bel Edwards
Party
Democratic
First elected
2015
Result
Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain.
General election
▌Y Jeff Landry (Republican) 51.6% ▌Shawn Wilson (Democratic) 25 Others ▌Hunter Lundy (Independent) 4.9% ▌Danny Cole (Democratic) 2.6% ▌Sharon Hewitt (Republican) 1.7% ▌Benjamin Barnes (Independent) 0.5% ▌Patrick "Dat" Barthel (Republican) 0.4% ▌Richard Nelson (Republican) 0.3% ▌Jeffrey Istre (Independent) 0.3% ▌Xavier Ellis (Republican) 0.2% ▌Keitron Gagnon (Independent) 0.1% ▌Xan John (Republican) 0.1% ▌Frank Scurlock (Independent) 0.1%
Mississippi
Mississippi
State
Mississippi
Incumbent
Tate Reeves
Party
Republican
First elected
2019
Result
Incumbent re-elected.
General election
▌Y Tate Reeves (Republican) 50.9% ▌Brandon Presley (Democratic) 47.7% ▌Gwendolyn Gray (Independent) 1.4%
State
Incumbent
Party
First elected
Result
General election
Kentucky
Andy Beshear
Democratic
2019
Incumbent re-elected.
mw- ▌Y Andy Beshear (Democratic) 52.5% ▌Daniel Cameron (Republican) 47.5%
Louisiana
John Bel Edwards
Democratic
2015
Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain.
▌Y Jeff Landry (Republican) 51.6% ▌Shawn Wilson (Democratic) 25 Others ▌Hunter Lundy (Independent) 4.9% ▌Danny Cole (Democratic) 2.6% ▌Sharon Hewitt (Republican) 1.7% ▌Benjamin Barnes (Independent) 0.5% ▌Patrick "Dat" Barthel (Republican) 0.4% ▌Richard Nelson (Republican) 0.3% ▌Jeffrey Istre (Independent) 0.3% ▌Xavier Ellis (Republican) 0.2% ▌Keitron Gagnon (Independent) 0.1% ▌Xan John (Republican) 0.1% ▌Frank Scurlock (Independent) 0.1%
Mississippi
Tate Reeves
Republican
2019
Incumbent re-elected.
▌Y Tate Reeves (Republican) 50.9% ▌Brandon Presley (Democratic) 47.7% ▌Gwendolyn Gray (Independent) 1.4%
Democratic primary results[10] · Kentucky
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
193,367
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andy Beshear (incumbent)
176,589
91.3
Democratic
Geoff Young
9,865
5.1
Democratic
Peppy Martin
6,913
3.6
Total votes
193,367
100.0
Republican primary results[10] · Kentucky
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
302,965
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Daniel Cameron
144,576
47.7
Republican
Ryan Quarles
65,718
21.7
Republican
Kelly Craft
52,170
17.2
Republican
Eric Deters
17,464
5.8
Republican
Mike Harmon
7,797
2.6
Republican
Alan Keck
7,317
2.4
Republican
David Cooper
2,282
0.8
Republican
Jacob Clark
1,900
0.6
Republican
Robbie Smith
1,388
0.5
Republican
Bob DeVore
931
0.3
Republican
Johnny Rice
726
0.2
Republican
Dennis Ormerod
696
0.2
Total votes
302,965
100.0
2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election · Kentucky
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,322,021
Candidate
100.00%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
mw- ±%
Democratic
Andy Beshear (incumbent)Jacqueline Coleman (incumbent)
694,482
52.53%
+3.33%
Republican
Daniel CameronRobby Mills
627,457
47.46%
−1.37%
Write-in
82
0.01%
N/A
Total votes
1,322,021
100.00%
Democratic hold
2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election[14] · Louisiana
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
1,062,498
Candidate
100.00%
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Jeff Landry
547,827
51.56%
Democratic
Shawn Wilson
275,525
25.93%
Republican
Stephen Waguespack
62,287
5.86%
Republican
John Schroder
56,654
5.33%
Independent
Hunter Lundy
52,165
4.91%
Democratic
Danny Cole
27,662
2.60%
Republican
Sharon Hewitt
18,468
1.74%
Independent
Benjamin Barnes
5,190
0.49%
Republican
Dat Barthel
4,426
0.42%
Republican
Richard Nelson (withdrawn)
3,605
0.34%
Independent
Jeffery Istre
3,400
0.32%
Republican
Xavier Ellis
1,734
0.16%
Independent
Keitron Gagnon
1,260
0.12%
Republican
Xan John
1,164
0.11%
Independent
Frank Scurlock
1,131
0.11%
Total votes
1,062,498
100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary results[17] · Mississippi
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
376,472
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Tate Reeves (incumbent)
281,213
74.7
Republican
John Witcher
66,698
17.7
Republican
David Grady Hardigree
28,561
7.6
Total votes
376,472
100.0
Democratic primary results[18] · Mississippi
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
196,307
Candidate
100.0
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Brandon Presley
196,307
100.0
Total votes
196,307
100.0
2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election[19][20] · Mississippi
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
821,000
Candidate
100.00
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Republican
Tate Reeves (incumbent)
418,233
50.94
–0.97
Democratic
Brandon Presley
391,614
47.70
+0.87
Independent
Gwendolyn Gray (withdrawn)
11,153
1.36
N/A
Total votes
821,000
100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3791114-here-are-the-governors-races-to-watch-in-2023/
  2. US News & World Report
    https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2023-06-08/democrats-face-uphill-challenge-in-three-off-year-races-for-governor
  3. Cook Political Report
    https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings
  4. insideelections.com
    https://insideelections.com/ratings/governor
  5. "2024 Governor – Sabato's Crystal Ball"
    https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2024-governor/
  6. Elections Daily
    https://elections-daily.com/2023/11/07/final-2023-gubernatorial-ratings-kentucky-moves-to-leans-democratic-mississippi-is-likely-republican/
  7. web.sos.ky.gov
    https://web.sos.ky.gov/CandidateFilings/default.aspx?id=27
  8. spectrumnews1.com
    https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2022/06/17/daniel-cameron-donald-trump
  9. CBS News
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/daniel-cameron-wins-republican-primary-kentucky-governor/
  10. Kentucky Secretary of State
    https://elect.ky.gov/results/2020-2029/Documents/Certification%20of%20Election%20Results%20for%202023%20Primary.pdf
  11. The Advocate
    https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/billy-nungesser-to-announce-hes-not-running-for-governor-will-seek-re-election/article_5cd6018a-9053-11ed-9089-678da36fdfa2.html
  12. Louisiana Radio Network
    https://louisianaradionetwork.com/2019/11/19/2023-governors-race-could-be-packed-with-gop-heavy-hitters/
  13. Politico
    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/14/jeff-landry-wins-louisiana-governor-00121598
  14. "Official Results for Election Date: 10/14/2023 Governor"
    https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2023-10-14/resultsRegion/63500
  15. Clarion Ledger
    https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/01/03/mississippi-governor-tate-reeves-files-reelection-bid-republican-2023-election/69773467007/
  16. WKRG
    https://www.wkrg.com/state-regional/mississippi-news/brandon-presley-joins-race-for-mississippi-governor/
  17. "2023 Republican primary results"
    https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/2023-republican-primary
  18. "2023 Democratic primary results"
    https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/2023-democratic-primary
  19. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/07/us/elections/results-mississippi-governor.html
  20. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/election/2023/results/mississippi/governor
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