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Shawn Wilson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Louisiana. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Candidate Connection survey in 2023. .
Shawn Wilson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in community and regional planning in 1993. He received a master's in public administration in 2000 and a Ph. D. in public policy in 2015, both from Southern University and A&M College. His work experience includes serving as the assistant dean of students at the University of Louisiana, and the chief of staff and secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation.
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.
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.
 | Jeff Landry (R) | 51.6% | 544,586 Votes✔ |
 | Shawn Wilson (D)  | 25.9% | 272,999 Votes |
 | Stephen Waguespack (R) | 5.9% | 61,944 Votes |
 | John Schroder (R) | 5.4% | 56,503 Votes |
 | Hunter Lundy (Independent) | 4.9% | 51,915 Votes |
 | Daniel Cole (D) | 2.6% | 27,478 Votes |
 | Sharon Hewitt (R) | 1.7% | 18,392 Votes |
 | Benjamin Barnes (Independent) | 0.5% | 5,165 Votes |
| Patrick Henry Barthel (R) | 0.4% | 4,397 Votes |
 | Richard Nelson (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3% | 3,587 Votes |
| Jeffery Istre (Independent) | 0.3% | 3,359 Votes |
 | Xavier Ellis (R) | 0.2% | 1,729 Votes |
| Keitron Gagnon (Independent) | 0.1% | 1,255 Votes |
 | Xan John (R) | 0.1% | 1,155 Votes |
 | Frank Scurlock (Independent) | 0.1% | 1,123 Votes |
| Total votes: 1,055,587 | ||||
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