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When Landry announced for governor in 2023, a plethora of candidates ran to succeed him as attorney general, including Landry's Republican choice, [[Liz Murrill]]; two other Republicans, Marty Maley and state Representative [[John Stefanski]], a Moderate Republican, and the two Democrat choices, Lindsey Cheek and Perry Walker Terrebonne. Murrill led the primary with 463,108 votes (45 percent) and will face Cheek, who drew 239,653 votes (23 percent), in the November 18 general election.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of
When Landry announced for governor in 2023, a plethora of candidates ran to succeed him as attorney general, including Landry's Republican choice, [[Liz Murrill]]; two other Republicans, Marty Maley and state Representative [[John Stefanski]], a Moderate Republican, and the two Democrat choices, Lindsey Cheek and Perry Walker Terrebonne. Murrill led the primary with 463,108 votes (45 percent) and will face Cheek, who drew 239,653 votes (23 percent), in the November 18 general election.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of
State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref> In that runoff contest Murrill was an easy winner over Lindsey Cheek, 444,081 (66 percent) to 225,011 (34 percent). She will become attorney general when Landry is inaugurated as governor on January 8, 2024.
State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref> In that runoff contest Murrill was an easy winner over Lindsey Cheek, 444,081 (66 percent) to 225,011 (34 percent). She will become attorney general when Landry is inaugurated as governor on January 8, 2024.
==Quarrel with rocker Mick Jagger==
In May 2024, Landry got into a public dispute with 80-year old singer [[Mick Jagger]] of the [[Rolling Stones]], who in a concert in New Orleans denounced Landry's conservative political positions, which Jagger likened to the [[Stone Age]]. Landry shot back at the criticism in a lighthearted manner and quoted a Rolling Stones song, "You can’t always get what you want. The only person who might remember the Stone Age is Mick Jagger."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/mick-jagger-sounds-off-at-new-orleans-jazz-fest-starting-a-feud-with-gov-jeff-landry/ar-AA1o71Vc|title=Mick Jagger sounds off at New Orleans Jazz Fest, starting a feud with Gov. Jeff Landry|publisher=msn.com|date=May 3, 2024}}</ref>
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