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Jefferson Parish, LA

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U.S. House, Louisiana District 2
5 candidates
Federal ▾
Troy A. Carter Sr. portrait
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Troy A. Carter Sr.
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Troy A. Carter Sr. is Louisiana's incumbent 2nd District U.S. representative, now serving his third term, per his official House biography. In 1991 he became the first African American elected to represent Louisiana's 102nd District in the Louisiana House of Representatives, and he later served on the New Orleans City Council and in the state Senate before his 2021 election to Congress, per his official House biography.
Key voting record
Voted no on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Opposed
Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
Lisa Ballay portrait
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Lisa Ballay
Biography
Ballay is the Libertarian candidate and a Louisiana nurse with more than 25 years in healthcare, now Senior Director of Surgical Services overseeing clinical operations across multiple hospitals, per the campaign site. Ballay is president of the West Jefferson Hospital Foundation and has served on the New Orleans Neighborhood Housing Advisory Committee and the Louisiana State Museum Board, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Louisiana's Fair Share
  • Easier to Live Here: insurance, housing, energy, groceries
  • Healthcare That Works
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Walter "Rocky" Beach
Biography
Walter "Rocky" Beach qualified with No Party affiliation for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He is a paramedic and co-founder of EMS Reform who has advocated for EMS funding, workforce issues and civil-service protections across several parishes, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Recognize EMS as part of the healthcare system and invest in emergency response
  • Competitive pay and civil-service protections for first responders
  • End ambulance-service monopolies and protect patient choice
Campaign siteFull profile
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Renada "Honey" Collins
Biography
Renada "Honey" Collins is from New Orleans, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.
Full profile
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Peter Williams
REP
Biography
Peter Williams is a Lettsworth, Louisiana resident running as a Republican for the 2nd Congressional District who graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1980, per the campaign site. He taught in the public school system and worked in recreation and parks programs before founding Resource One Nursery, a family tree farm and specialty crop business, in 1999, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Place people over politics
  • Rebuild trust between voters and elected officials
  • Support small business development in underserved areas
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Incumbent Troy A. Carter Sr. (D) faces Lisa Ballay (L), Walter "Rocky" Beach (No Party), Renada "Honey" Collins (No Party) and Peter Williams (R) in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. Every candidate prints on the November 3, 2026 open-primary ballot; if no one wins a majority, the top two meet in the December 12, 2026 general election, per the Secretary of State's candidate list.
U.S. Senate
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Julia Letlow portrait
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Julia Letlow
REP
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Secure the border and deport criminal illegal aliens
  • Lower costs and make life affordable again
  • Protect parents' rights
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
Campaign siteFull profile
Jamie Davis portrait
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Jamie Davis
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Affordability
  • Opportunity
  • The insurance crisis
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Countywide races in Jefferson Parish

ZIP 70056 sits in Jefferson Parish, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Jefferson Parish races (11).

District Judge, 24th Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division F
2 candidates
County ▾
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Marko Marjanovic
REP
Biography
Marjanovic has served Jefferson Parish for over 15 years as a prosecutor, as an Assistant Attorney General statewide, and as Executive Counsel to Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto III, per his campaign website. He is a Jefferson Parish resident raising a family with his wife, Katie, per the same source.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Joseph R. "Joe" McMahon III
REP
Biography
McMahon has practiced law in South Louisiana since 1992, beginning as an Orleans Parish prosecutor and later handling both civil and criminal matters, including nearly 1,000 civil cases in Jefferson Parish and more than 150 jury trials, per his campaign website. He comes from a family of attorneys and grew up in Jefferson Parish, per the same source.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Republicans qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marko Marjanovic and Joseph R. "Joe" McMahon III; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish. The seat is open; the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court's roster of 24th Judicial District Court judges does not list either candidate as the sitting Division F judge.
Judge, 1st Parish Court, Division A
2 candidates
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Salvador "Sal" Brocato III portrait
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Salvador "Sal" Brocato III
REP
Biography
Brocato has spent more than 27 years in courtroom litigation, including work as a Special Agent with the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, a law enforcement officer with NOPD and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and as Assistant General Counsel to the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, per his campaign website. He has also served as First Parish Court's appointed Traffic Hearing Officer, handling more than 16,500 docketed matters and presiding over 10 full trials, per the same source.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Michael Marsiglia
REP
Biography
Marsiglia has more than 20 years of legal experience in civil and criminal courts and has served the past decade as a Traffic Hearing Officer in First Parish Court, per his campaign website. He is adjunct faculty at Tulane University School of Law, teaching negotiation and advocacy, and has served as counsel to the State of Louisiana, the Parish of Jefferson, the City of Gretna, and the Jefferson Parish School Board, among other public bodies, per the same source.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Apply the law fairly and manage cases efficiently
  • Treat every person appearing in court with respect and dignity
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Republicans qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Salvador "Sal" Brocato III and Michael Marsiglia; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish. The seat is open; the Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court's roster of First Parish Court judges lists a different sitting judge in Division A.
Judge, 1st Parish Court, Division B
2 candidates
County ▾
JL
John Lee
REP
Biography
John Lee appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, 1st Parish Court, Division B, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John Lee.
Full profile
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Jessica Raines
REP
Biography
Jessica Raines is a 23-year prosecutor with the Jefferson Parish District Attorney's Office, per her campaign site. She is a fourth-generation Jefferson Parish native who graduated from East Jefferson High School, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Courtrooms should operate with order, efficiency and absolute impartiality
  • Keeping court dockets moving and preventing unnecessary delays
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Republicans qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: John Lee and Jessica Raines; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish. The seat is open following the death of sitting Division B Judge George W. Giacobbe, per the Louisiana Supreme Court's in memoriam notice.
Justice of the Peace, 1st Justice Court
2 candidates
County ▾
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Tyrus Norcise
DEM
Biography
Tyrus Norcise is a criminal defense attorney and a graduate of Jesuit High School, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and LSU Law, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Justice Court should be accessible, transparent and grounded in service to the people of Jefferson Parish
  • Emphasizes professionalism and equal treatment in handling small claims, eviction cases and marriage officiations
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Vernon J. Wilty
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Vernon J. Wilty III currently serves as Justice of the Peace for the 1st Justice Court in Jefferson Parish and acts as committing magistrate for the 24th Judicial District Court, per the parish court's official administration page. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Two candidates qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tyrus Norcise, a Democrat, and Vernon J. Wilty, a Republican; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish.
Justice of the Peace, 4th Justice Court
3 candidates
County ▾
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Kendall Bussey
DEM
Biography
Kendall Bussey appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, 4th Justice Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Kendall Bussey.
Full profile
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Luke LaBruzza Jr.
REP
Biography
Luke LaBruzza Jr. appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, 4th Justice Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Luke LaBruzza Jr.
Full profile
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Marshall Pierre Sr.
DEM
Biography
Marshall Pierre Sr. appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, 4th Justice Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Marshall Pierre Sr.
Full profile
About this race
Three candidates qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kendall Bussey and Marshall Pierre Sr., Democrats, and Luke LaBruzza Jr., a Republican; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish.
Constable, 4th Justice Court
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jullian Bradberry
Biography
Jullian Bradberry appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, 4th Justice Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jullian Bradberry.
Full profile
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Walter H. "Beaver" Maples Jr.
REP
Biography
Walter H. "Beaver" Maples Jr. appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Constable, 4th Justice Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Walter H. "Beaver" Maples Jr.
Full profile
About this race
Two candidates qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jullian Bradberry, running with No Party affiliation, and Walter H. "Beaver" Maples Jr., a Republican; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Jefferson Parish.

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