New Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Treasurer in Louisiana

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Associated Press is calling the top three statewide races in Louisiana.

They report Nancy Landry defeated “Gwen” Collins-Greenup in Saturday’s general election to become the new Secretary of State of Louisiana.

Collins-Greenup and Landry were in a runoff after neither garnered 50 percent of the vote to win outright in the Oct. 14 primary. Collins-Greenup received 19 percent of the ballot (196,534 votes) on Oct. 14, while Landry received 19 percent (197,514 votes).

Landry is filling the seat of Kyle Ardoin.

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Liz Murrill defeated Lindsey Cheek in Saturday’s general election to become the new Attorney General of Louisiana, according to the Associated Press.

Cheek and Murill were in a runoff after neither garnered 50 percent of the vote to win outright in the Oct. 14 primary. Cheek received 23 percent of the ballot (239,652 votes) on Oct. 14, while Murill received 45 percent (463,103 votes).

Murrill is filling the seat of governor-elect Jeff Landry.

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John Fleming defeated Dustin Granger in Saturday’s general election to become the new Treasurer of Louisiana, according to the Associated Press.

Fleming and Granger were in a runoff after neither garnered 50 percent of the vote to win outright in the Oct. 14 primary. Fleming received 44 percent of the ballot (442,668 votes) on Oct. 14, while Granger received 32 percent (321,423 votes).

Fleming is filling the seat of John M. Schroder.

He issued a release Saturday night which read in part, “If the early returns hold up, it will be an honor to serve as our next Treasurer. This is an important office responsible for managing billions in state funds and spending public funds in accordance with the Constitution and laws of our state.” He went on to say, “with the election of Jeff Landry as Governor and like-minded conservative Republicans apparently winning the other statewide offices plus strong Republican majorities in the House and Senate, we have for the first time in Louisiana history a team of elected officials in place with strong conservative values. It is an unprecedented opportunity to make historic reforms in how Louisiana is governed. I look forward to being part of this historic team.”

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