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Ruston, Louisiana sample ballot 2026

Ruston voters (Lincoln Parish, Louisiana) see U.S. Senate plus 1 Lincoln Parish race on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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District Judge, 3rd Judicial District Court, Division BPhillip Ellis (R) · Lewis A. Jones (R)

Phillip Ellis

Republican

Phillip Ellis began his career as a deputy corrections officer and later served four years as an Assistant Attorney General representing the State of Louisiana in civil litigation, per his campaign website. He opened a local law practice in 2019 serving Lincoln and Union Parishes and currently serves as a public defender in Union Parish, per the same source. He earned his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law and clerked in the Third Judicial District, per his website.

Lewis A. Jones

Republican

Lewis A. Jones is a prosecutor who has handled cases in Lincoln, Union and Ouachita parishes and taught continuing-legal-education classes on professionalism for lawyers across several north Louisiana parishes. He is running for Division B judge of the 3rd Judicial District Court, per his campaign site.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Lincoln Parish page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateJulia Letlow (R) · Jamie Davis (D)
Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Secure the border and deport criminal illegal aliens
  • Lower costs and make life affordable again
  • Protect parents' rights
About Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow is the sitting U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th District and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana, per the campaign site. She was born and raised in Monroe, holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a doctorate in communication from the University of South Florida, and previously worked as an educator, per the campaign site.

Key voting record
  • Voted no on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the infrastructure package funding roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water systems, which passed the House 228-206 in November 2021. Opposed
  • Voted no on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the House 258-169 in December 2022. Opposed
Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Affordability
  • Opportunity
  • The insurance crisis
About Jamie Davis

James "Jamie" Davis Jr. is a farmer from Waterproof who runs Davis Farms in Tensas Parish, per the campaign site. He is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Louisiana, per the campaign site, which says the campaign is for affordability, good-paying jobs, strong schools, rural communities and access to quality health care.

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City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the Louisiana election office before voting.