On the ballot: U.S. House general elections where no candidate won in November, plus a special election for State Senate District 14 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Register to vote by November 12 in person, by mail, or at an OMV office, or by November 21 online.
Early voting: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting is open now: November 28 to December 5 (closed Sunday, November 29), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Early voting has ended.
Request an absentee ballot by Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m.
Early voting and absentee ballot requests are now closed.
Mailed absentee ballots must reach your parish registrar of voters by Friday, December 11 at 4:30 p.m. A postmark does not count, so mail it early.
On election day, polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
Today is election day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in line when polls close, you can still vote.
John Saunders (Democrat) won with 67.9% of the vote.
This race covers 5 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: John Saunders 37.2%, "Mike" Fontenot 49.1%, Lewis Olivier Lauve 13.7%.
Sylvia Cooks (Democrat) won with 54.6% of the vote.
This race covers 4 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Sylvia Cooks 71.9%, Aaron Harris 14.3%, Joshua J. Pitre 13.7%.
District Judge, 15th JDC, Subdistrict 1, Division B
No one got a majority, so Jules Edwards (Democrat) and Marilyn Castle (Other party) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Jules Edwards 41.8%, Marilyn Castle 28.6%, William "Billy Mike" Dauphin, Jr 29.6%.
District Judge, 15th JDC, Subdistrict 1, Division D
No one got a majority, so Ed Rubin (Democrat) and David K Balfour (Democrat) went to a runoff.
This race covers 2 parishes; the results below are for all of them. In Lafayette Parish: Ed Rubin 33.4%, David K Balfour 19.9%, Lloyd Dangerfield 22.6%, Nolton J. Senegal, Sr. 5.7%.