Lindsey Cheek
Lindsey Cheek (Democratic Party) ran for election for Attorney General of Louisiana. She lost in the general election on November 18, 2023.
Biography
Lindsey Cheek earned a bachelor's degree in marketing/management from the University of Houston in 2004 and a juris doctor from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2009. Cheek's career experience includes working as an attorney with The Cheek Law Firm and The Lanier Law Firm, PLLC, a clerk with the Harris County District Attorney, and a business consultant with The WorkSource.[1] She has served on the Executive Committee of the Louisiana Association for Justice and the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana Attorney General election, 2023
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Attorney General of Louisiana
Liz Murrill defeated Lindsey Cheek in the general election for Attorney General of Louisiana on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Liz Murrill (R) | 66.4 | 444,544 | |
Lindsey Cheek (D) | 33.6 | 225,050 |
Total votes: 669,594 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Louisiana
Liz Murrill and Lindsey Cheek defeated John Stefanski, Perry Walker Terrebonne, and Marty Maley in the primary for Attorney General of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Liz Murrill (R) | 45.2 | 463,103 | |
✔ | Lindsey Cheek (D) | 23.4 | 239,652 | |
John Stefanski (R) | 16.8 | 172,300 | ||
Perry Walker Terrebonne (D) | 7.3 | 74,479 | ||
Marty Maley (R) | 7.2 | 74,176 |
Total votes: 1,023,710 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Belton (Independent)
Endorsements
Cheek received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lindsey Cheek did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Candidate Attorney General of Louisiana |
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Footnotes
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