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70640

Who was on the ballot in 70640?

Jefferson Davis Parish, LA

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

As of November 4, 2026, local outlets reported winners in 2 of 4 races and results on 10 of 10 ballot questions on this page; Louisiana certifies on November 17. Fields below show the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Certified results will appear here as election offices certify them. Louisiana certifies the general election by November 17, 2026; county canvasses are due November 9. Official results: voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical.

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4 races and 10 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

About this preview
County and municipal contests depend on your exact address: use the address lookup below for the full slate. Every race links to official sources on the Louisiana voter hub.

Who won in Jefferson Davis Parish? The official answers come November 17.

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The Secretary of State certifies the result. Winners appear on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

One line per race on this page, each cited to the outlet that reported it. We do not call races. Official running count: Louisiana official results.

U.S. House, District 3
"Clay" Higgins won the race for U.S. House, District 3, KATC reported.KATC, “Louisiana election results: Letlow, Johnson, Higgins, Carter, other races decided”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
U.S. Senate
Julia Letlow won the race for U.S. Senate, KATC reported.KATC, “Louisiana election results: Letlow, Johnson, Higgins, Carter, other races decided”, November 3, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
District Judge, 31st Judicial District Court
No report found yet
District Attorney, 31st Judicial District
No report found yet
Ballot measures
Amendment 1: One-Time Transfer of Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses
Passed with 75% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 2: Lower Millage Rate Without Losing Authority to Adjust to the Maximum
Failed with 43% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 3: Prohibit Post-Conviction Bail for Aggravated Offenses Against a Minor
Passed with 70% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 4: Lifetime Limit on Governor Service Beyond One and One-Half Terms
Passed with 57% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 5: State Retirement Systems and Nonrecurring State Money
Failed with 60% no, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 6: Local Option Property Tax Exemption for Homeowners 65 and Older
Passed with 65% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 7: Public Funds for Drinking Water Utility Service Lines
Passed with 64% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 8: Prohibit Expropriation of Property by a Foreign Adversary
Passed with 63% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 9: Raise the Income Limit for the Special Property Tax Assessment Level to $150,000
Passed with 60% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 10: Optional Property Tax Exemption for Rehabilitated Blighted or Derelict Property
Failed with 47% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

Reports are checked daily until Louisiana certifies on November 17; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

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U.S. House, Louisiana District 3
6 candidates
Federal ▾
"Clay" Higgins portrait
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"Clay" Higgins
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Clay Higgins is Louisiana's incumbent 3rd District U.S. representative, in office since 2017, per his official House biography. Before Congress he spent his career in uniformed service as an Army veteran and law enforcement officer; he serves on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and chairs its Federal Law Enforcement Subcommittee.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes 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. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
"Kate" Cotten portrait
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"Kate" Cotten
REP
Biography
\"Kate\" Cotten was raised in her family's restaurant business, Cotten's Burgers, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, per the campaign site. The site describes Cotten's Burgers as a Lake Charles institution that has served Southwest Louisiana families for generations, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect Our National Parks: oppose any sale or transfer of park land
  • No New Wars: oppose further intervention in Iran; the war power belongs to Congress
  • Fiscal Sanity: vote against budgets that grow the debt with no path to pay it down
Campaign siteFull profile
John Day portrait
JD
John Day
DEM
Biography
Day is a Navy veteran who served from 1994 to 1998 and now works as a professional writer and film producer, coordinating production work with Native American tribes on impact-focused projects, per the campaign site. He was born in Shreveport and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and has worked in insurance, finance and consulting, per the campaign site. He has also participated in hurricane recovery efforts with a charitable organization, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower everyday costs and raise take-home pay while supporting Louisiana jobs
  • Protect access to healthcare and expand rural care
  • Hold insurance companies accountable for rates, rules and claims
Campaign siteFull profile
Priscilla Gonzalez portrait
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Priscilla Gonzalez
DEM
Biography
Priscilla Gonzalez is the founder of Community Based Legal Logic, a group that provides legal assistance to people who cannot afford traditional legal representation, per the campaign site. She holds a degree in political science and previously worked at Herrman & Herrman in Corpus Christi, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Criminal Justice Reform: a fair justice system that prioritizes rehabilitation
  • Economy: building a stronger economy for our communities
  • Education and Workforce
Campaign siteFull profile
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Tia LeBrun
Independent
Biography
Tia LeBrun qualified with No Party affiliation for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list and the American Press. She is an educator (Lake Charles Boston High School Teacher of the Year, 2007) and a member of the United Houma Nation, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Our culture: smart immigration reform, education, personal freedoms
  • Our economy: lower taxes, lower insurance costs, affordable housing
  • Our land: coastal protection and restoration, energy without sacrificing land
Campaign siteFull profile
Caleb "With a C" Walker portrait
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Caleb "With a C" Walker
DEM
Biography
Walker served 10 years in the U.S. Army, reaching Sergeant First Class, with a deployment to Afghanistan, and was born and raised in Wisner in Franklin Parish, per the campaign site. Walker later worked as a department manager at Sam's Club and a community coordinator in Lafayette, serves on the Louisiana Task Force for Career Alignment, and is pursuing a political science degree at South Louisiana Community College, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Support veterans, per a Louisiana Illuminator candidate roundup
  • Community safety, per a Louisiana Illuminator candidate roundup
  • Economic growth and workforce development, per a Louisiana Illuminator candidate roundup
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Incumbent "Clay" Higgins (R) faces "Kate" Cotten (R), John Day (D), Priscilla Gonzalez (D), Tia LeBrun (No Party) and Caleb "With a C" Walker (D) in Louisiana's 3rd 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
JD
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
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Jefferson Davis Parish

ZIP 70640 sits in Jefferson Davis Parish, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Jefferson Davis Parish races (2).

District Judge, 31st Judicial District Court
2 candidates
County ▾
KD
Karen Daniel Ancelet
REP
Biography
Karen Daniel Ancelet is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 31st Judicial District Court, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
SG
Steve Gunnell
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Steve Gunnell currently serves as the sole district judge of the 31st Judicial District Court, covering Jefferson Davis Parish, per the court's own website. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Karen Daniel Ancelet and Steve Gunnell are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 31st Judicial District Court. Every voter in Jefferson Davis Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 31st Judicial District (La. R.S. 13:477). Louisiana's open primary elects a candidate outright with a majority of the vote; otherwise the top two finishers meet in a December 12, 2026 runoff. Listed from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list.
District Attorney, 31st Judicial District
3 candidates
County ▾
LH
Lauren Heinen
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Lauren Heinen was elected District Attorney of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, in 2022, becoming the parish's first female District Attorney, per her campaign website. She earned her law degree from LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center and co-founded the firm Heinen & Guinn in 2018, per the same source. As district attorney, she reorganized the office's court calendar into separate case tracks and launched a juvenile diversion program, per her website.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Richard "Ric" Oustalet Jr.
REP
Biography
Richard "Ric" Oustalet Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 31st Judicial District, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
DW
Daniel W. Sparks
REP
Biography
Daniel W. Sparks is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 31st Judicial District, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Lauren Heinen, Richard "Ric" Oustalet Jr., and Daniel W. Sparks are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 31st Judicial District. Every voter in Jefferson Davis Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district attorneys are elected district-wide across the 31st Judicial District (La. R.S. 13:477). Louisiana's open primary elects a candidate outright with a majority of the vote; otherwise the top two finishers meet in a December 12, 2026 runoff. Listed from the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list.

Statewide, Louisiana voters also decide 10 ballot questions. See the Louisiana ballot measures guide.

Amendment 1: One-Time Transfer of Disabled Veteran Homestead Exemption for Surviving Spouses
Passed with 75% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 2: Lower Millage Rate Without Losing Authority to Adjust to the Maximum
Failed with 43% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 3: Prohibit Post-Conviction Bail for Aggravated Offenses Against a Minor
Passed with 70% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 4: Lifetime Limit on Governor Service Beyond One and One-Half Terms
Passed with 57% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 5: State Retirement Systems and Nonrecurring State Money
Failed with 60% no, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 6: Local Option Property Tax Exemption for Homeowners 65 and Older
Passed with 65% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 7: Public Funds for Drinking Water Utility Service Lines
Passed with 64% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 8: Prohibit Expropriation of Property by a Foreign Adversary
Passed with 63% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 9: Raise the Income Limit for the Special Property Tax Assessment Level to $150,000
Passed with 60% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.
Amendment 10: Optional Property Tax Exemption for Rehabilitated Blighted or Derelict Property
Failed with 47% yes, WAFB (WVUE) reported.WAFB (WVUE), “Louisiana voters pass 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on ballot”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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