Early voting for the Nov. 3 U.S. Senate General Election, open U.S. Representative primary and open primary election is now underway and will continue thru October 27 (excluding Sunday, October 25) from 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Early voting locations include the St. Martin Registrar of Vot- ers Office, St. Martin Courthouse Annex, 415 St. Martin St., St. Martinville; the Sydnie Mae Durand Senior Citizen Center, 391 Cannery Rd., Breaux Bridge; and the Stephensville Fire Station, 1227 Stephensville Rd., Morgan City.
Vote
Parish voters face a lengthy ballot.
U.S. Senate In the U.S. Senate race, “Jamie” Davis (D), of Ferriday, will face Julia Letlow (R).
Congressional races
In the 3rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R), of Lafayette, faces challengers “Kate” Cotton (R), of Lake Charles; John Day (D), of Lake Charles; Priscilla Gonzalez (D), of Lafayette; Tia LeBrun (NP), of Sulphur; and Caleb “With a C” Walker (D), of Lafayette.
U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District contenders are Monique Appeaning (R), of St. George; Chauna Banks (D), of Baton Rouge; Rufus Craig (L), of Baton Rouge; Larry Davis III (R), of Denham Springs; “Rick” Edmunds (R), of Baton Rouge; Patrick “Pat” Forbes (D), of Baton Rouge; Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia (D), of Walker; Michael Mebruer (R), of St. Francisville; Blake Miguez (R), Baton Rouge; and Stephen Wagley (R), of Baton Rouge.
School Board
Candidates for the District 2 seat are Jess E. “Poppa Dk” Crosier (D), Shirret Davis Leday (NP), and Benjamin Lopez (R).
In District 3, incumbent Edna “Maw Maw” Mitchell Johnson (D) faces Warrenina “Weenie” Batiste (D).
District 7 candidates are Marvin “Rock” Crockett (D) and Albert “Da Da” Menard (D).
Justices of the Peace and Constables
In Ward 2, Benjamin Crosier (NP) and Kelton “Blackjack” Marshall (NP) will face one another. Ward 3 candidates are Lance Laviolette (NP) and Spencer Poirier (R).
For constable in Ward 2, Jess Crosier (D) will face Leander “Cush” Williams (D).
Breaux Bridge, Parks and Henderson
Lee C. Durio (R) and Bart Hebert (R) will face off for Breaux Bridge City Court judge.
Breaux Bridge Police Chief Albert “Buz” LeBlanc faces challenger Hubert Augustine (NP).
In Parks, Mayor Kevin Kately (D) faces Amanda Poirier (R).
Consitutional Amendments
Amendment 1 Property tax exemption transfer for disabled veteran’s spouse.
Amendment 2 - Local authority over property tax rates.
Amendment 3 - Postconviction bail for certain offenders.
Amendment 4 - Term limits for governors.
Amendment 5 - Retirement debt payments.
Amendment 6 Property tax exemptions for the elderly.
Amendment 7 - Public spending on drinking water utilities.
Amendment 8 - Expropriation of property by foreign adversaries.
Amendment 9 - Expansion of property taxfreezes.
Amendment 10 - Tax exemptions for rehabilitated property.
The full guide to the Fall 2026 Constitutional Amendments at www.parlouisiana.org.
(R) denotes Republican; (D) Democrat; (L) Libertarian; and (NO) No Party.
