Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

Early voting: October 20 to 27 (closed Sunday, October 25), 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Elections in Franklin Parish

Franklin Parish voted on local races on 130 election days since 1982. Select a date to see the results.

Parish offices today: Franklin Parish offices and contacts

2026

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 3	Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
June 27	None	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts
May 16	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (5), Proposition (9)	U.S. Senate, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments

2025

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
October 11	Sheriff, School Board Member	None
March 29	None	4 constitutional amendments

2024

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 7	None	4 constitutional amendments
November 5	None	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 27	Proposition	None
March 23	Democratic State Central Committee Member	President

2023

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Police Juror (2), Alderman / City Council Member, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
October 14	Assessor, Police Juror (5), Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (2), State Representative (2)	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition	None

2022

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 10	School Board Member	State boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
November 8	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (3), Justice of the Peace, Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments
April 30	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition (2)	None
March 26	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition	None

2021

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 13	Proposition (2)	4 constitutional amendments
April 24	Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts
March 20	None	U.S. House, state boards and courts

2020

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 5	Republican State Central Committee Member	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
November 3	Constable, Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition (4)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
August 15	Proposition	None
July 11	Democratic State Central Committee Member	President

2019

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Clerk of Court, Police Juror (3), State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 12	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (7), State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments

2018

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 8	Proposition (5)	Statewide offices
November 6	School Board Member (3), Mayor (2), Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition, Judge of a Court of Appeal	Statewide offices, U.S. House, 6 constitutional amendments
April 28	Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition	None
March 24	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (4)	None

2017

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 18	None	Statewide offices
October 14	Judge of a Court of Appeal	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments

2016

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 10	Proposition (8), District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 8	District Judge	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
April 9	Proposition (3)	None
March 5	None	President

2015

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 21	None	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 24	Clerk of Court, Police Juror (3), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Alderman / City Council Member, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments

2014

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 6	Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Proposition	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 4	Constable, Mayor (2), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council Member	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 14 constitutional amendments
April 5	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (2)	None

2013

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 16	None	U.S. House
October 19	Proposition	U.S. House
May 4	Proposition	None

2012

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 8	None	U.S. House, state boards and courts
November 6	Proposition (2)	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 9 constitutional amendments
April 21	Proposition	None
March 24	None	President

2011

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 19	Police Juror (2)	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 22	Sheriff, Police Juror (6), Justice of the Peace, Proposition (5), State Representative, District Attorney	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments

2010

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 2	Mayor	Statewide offices, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, 10 constitutional amendments
October 2	Police Juror, Judge & Marshal of City Court (2), School Board Member (4), Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council Member	Statewide offices, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
August 28	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
May 1	Mayor	None
March 27	Police Juror, Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition (5)	None

2009

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 14	Proposition (2)	None
October 17	None	State boards and courts
May 30	Chief of Police / Marshal	None
May 2	Chief of Police / Marshal	None
April 4	Chief of Police / Marshal	State boards and courts

2008

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 6	None	U.S. House
November 4	Proposition (2)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 4	Constable, Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts
July 19	Proposition	None
May 3	None	U.S. House
April 5	None	U.S. House
March 8	None	U.S. House
February 9	Mayor, Proposition	President

2007

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Proposition (4), State Senator, State Representative, District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 20	Sheriff, Assessor, Police Juror (4), Alderman / City Council Member, State Senator, State Representative, District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
July 21	Proposition	None
May 5	Proposition (3)	None

2006

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 9	None	U.S. House
November 7	Chief of Police / Marshal	U.S. House, 8 constitutional amendments
September 30	School Board Member (5), Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council Member (2), Proposition (2)	Statewide offices, 13 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition (2)	None
April 1	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3)	None

2005

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
October 15	Proposition	None
July 16	Proposition (2)	None
April 23	Proposition (3)	None
April 2	School Board Member	None

2004

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 4	None	U.S. House
November 2	Proposition (2)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
September 18	School Board Member, Proposition	State boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 17	Proposition (2)	None
March 9	Democratic State Central Committee Member, Republican State Central Committee Member	President
January 17	Proposition	None

2003

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 15	Police Juror, Proposition, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts
October 4	Sheriff, Police Juror (5), Judge of a Court of Appeal, State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments
May 3	Proposition	None
April 5	School Board Member (5)	None

2002

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
December 7	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
November 5	Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council Member (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 12 constitutional amendments
October 5	Constable (3), Mayor (2), Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council Member (7)	State boards and courts
July 20	Proposition (2)	None
May 4	Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition	None
April 6	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition	None
January 19	Proposition (6)	None

2001

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 17	Chief of Police / Marshal	State boards and courts
October 20	Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition	State boards and courts
April 7	School Board Member, Proposition (2)	None

2000

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 7	Proposition	President, U.S. House, 4 constitutional amendments
October 7	Alderman / City Council Member	State boards and courts
July 15	Proposition (3)	None
March 14	Democratic State Central Committee Member, Republican State Central Committee Member	President

1999

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 20	Clerk of Court, Police Juror (2), Proposition	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 6 constitutional amendments
October 23	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (5), Chief of Police / Marshal, Proposition (2), State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 10 constitutional amendments
May 29	None	U.S. House
May 1	Proposition	U.S. House

1998

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 3	School Board Member (2), Constable, Proposition	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
October 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court, School Board Member (6), Constable, Mayor (3), Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council Member (3)	State boards and courts, 19 constitutional amendments
May 2	Mayor, Proposition (2)	None
April 4	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member	None

1997

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
October 18	Proposition (6)	None
April 5	Judge & Marshal of City Court	None
January 18	Proposition	None

1996

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 5	Proposition (2)	President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments
September 21	Justice of the Peace, Constable, Proposition (3)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 2 constitutional amendments
April 20	Alderman / City Council Member	State boards and courts
March 12	Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3)	President, state boards and courts

1995

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 18	Clerk of Court, Police Juror, Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition, State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
October 21	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (4), Judge & Marshal of City Court, Proposition, State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 17 constitutional amendments
April 29	Proposition	None

1994

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 8	School Board Member (4), Chief of Police / Marshal	State boards and courts
October 1	School Board Member (9), Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal (3), Alderman / City Council Member, Proposition	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 4 constitutional amendments
April 30	Proposition	None
March 26	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal	None

1993

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 13	Proposition (2)	None
October 16	Mayor, Proposition (3)	6 constitutional amendments
May 1	Police Juror (4)	None
April 3	Police Juror (7), Proposition (6)	None

1992

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court, Republican State Central Committee Member	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
October 3	Judge & Marshal of City Court (2)	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
July 18	Proposition	None
March 10	Proposition (3)	President

1991

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 16	Sheriff	Statewide offices
October 19	Sheriff, Coroner, Proposition, State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, 8 constitutional amendments
March 23	None	State boards and courts

1990

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 6	Proposition (2)	U.S. House
October 6	School Board Member (9), Justice of the Peace, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3), District Judge	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 15 constitutional amendments
May 5	Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member	None
April 7	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal, Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition	None
January 20	Proposition (6)	None

1989

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
October 7	None	13 constitutional amendments
April 29	None	1 constitutional amendment

1988

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 8	None	President, U.S. House, state boards and courts
October 1	School Board Member, Alderman / City Council Member, Judge of a Court of Appeal	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 1 constitutional amendment
April 16	None	U.S. House
March 8	Republican State Central Committee Member	President, U.S. House

1987

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 21	Police Juror (8), Democratic State Central Committee Member, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 5 constitutional amendments
October 24	Sheriff, Police Juror (10), State Senator, State Representative	Statewide offices, state boards and courts

1986

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 4	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House
September 27	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state boards and courts, 7 constitutional amendments
May 3	Mayor, Alderman / City Council Member	None
April 5	Mayor, Chief of Police / Marshal (2), Alderman / City Council Member (3), Proposition (4)	State boards and courts

1985

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
March 30	None	U.S. House

1984

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
September 29	None	U.S. Senate, U.S. House

1983

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 19	Clerk of Court, Police Juror (7), Justice of the Peace, Constable, Alderman / City Council Member	Statewide offices
October 22	Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Police Juror (10), Justice of the Peace (6), Constable (3), Other State Office, State Senator, State Representative, District Judge	Statewide offices, state boards and courts, 3 constitutional amendments

1982

Election day	Local races in Franklin Parish	Statewide races
November 2	Police Juror, School Board Member	State boards and courts
September 11	Police Juror, School Board Member (3)	U.S. House, state boards and courts, 8 constitutional amendments