Jim Harlan (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 77. Harlan did not appear on the ballot for the primary on October 14, 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.
The primary election was canceled. Mark Wright (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.