Louisiana: Waiting on Senator Kennedy: Statements from Sen. John Kennedy (R) uttered soon after his re-election victory on November 8th – he captured 62% of the vote to win a second term outright against a field of 12 opponents – suggest that he is moving closer to entering the 2023 open Louisiana gubernatorial contest. The Senator said he will make a decision after the first of the year. Incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) is ineligible to seek a third term.
Sen. Kennedy looks to be the favorite in such a race, to the point that Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser (R) says he will wait to see what Sen. Kennedy decides before he makes his own decision about whether to seek the Governor’s position. Until Sen. Kennedy acknowledged that he is seriously considering running, Mr. Nungesser looked to be a certain candidate. Already in the race is Attorney General and former US Congressman Jeff Landry (R). Louisiana will conduct a statewide jungle primary next October 14th. If no one receives majority support in the first election, a runoff will be held on November 18, 2023. Should Sen. Kennedy run and be elected, he would be able to choose his own successor for the Senate seat. Once an individual is chosen, he or she would serve until the next general election (2024). At that point, candidates would run to serve the remaining portion of the current term, which would mean next facing the voters in 2028 since Mr. Kennedy was just re-elected to a full term. Comments are closed.
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