2015 Louisiana Attorney General election
The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, a former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in February 2011, sought re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by fellow Republican Jeff Landry.
Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party affiliation; voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their own party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015, between Caldwell and Landry. Louisiana is the sole state that has a jungle primary system.
Candidates
Republican party
Filed
- Buddy Caldwell, incumbent attorney general
- Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative
- Martin Maley, 18th Judicial District assistant attorney
Declined
- John Neely Kennedy, state treasurer and Democratic candidate for Attorney General in 1991
- Burton Guidry, former assistant attorney general
Democratic party
Filed
- Geraldine Broussard Baloney
- Isaac Jackson
Declined
- Rick Gallot, state senator
- Walt Leger III, Speaker pro tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Jacques Roy, mayor of Alexandria
Jungle primary
Polling
| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | error | Buddy Caldwell | Jeff Landry | Generic | Other | Undecided |
| V/C Research | 600 | ± 4% | 23% | 15% | 33% | 1% | 27% |
- * Internal poll for the John Kennedy campaign