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East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

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U.S. House, Louisiana District 6
10 candidates
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Monique Appeaning portrait
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Monique Appeaning
REP
Biography
Monique Appeaning is a former aide to the Baton Rouge mayor-president and budget analyst for the Louisiana National Guard, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Crack down on violent crime and trafficking
  • Tax cuts for working people
  • Rebuild American manufacturing and protect Louisiana agriculture
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Chauna Banks
DEM
Biography
Chauna Banks served on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council representing District 2 from 2013 to 2024 and has 20 years of experience in education, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup and her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Supporting small business, workforce training and job growth
  • Investing in schools and supporting teachers
  • Protecting and expanding access to affordable healthcare
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Rufus Craig
Biography
Craig is the Libertarian candidate, a Baton Rouge attorney who has practiced law since 1984 after graduating from LSU and earning a law degree from Southern University, per the campaign site. Craig has served in leadership with the Libertarian Party of Louisiana and ran for this seat in 2022, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Reduce the national debt
  • End the federal drug war
  • Bring troops home and avoid unnecessary wars
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Larry Davis III
REP
Biography
Davis was born in Baton Rouge and raised in Livingston Parish, graduating from Denham Springs High School, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as a lifelong Louisianan and middle-class worker with deeply rooted Christian conservative beliefs, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Economic Growth and Inflation Control
  • Border Security and National Sovereignty
  • Public Safety and Law Enforcement Support
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"Rick" Edmonds
REP
Biography
"Rick" Edmonds is a Louisiana state senator who has represented the Baton Rouge area for over a decade, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect Louisiana jobs and affordability, including the energy industry
  • Support law enforcement
  • Cut wasteful spending and protect flood insurance and disaster relief
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Patrick "Pat" Forbes
DEM
Biography
Patrick "Pat" Forbes is an engineer who worked in Louisiana state government for 20 years, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and has worked on disaster recovery efforts including Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Gustav and the 2016 floods, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Bringing people together to solve problems and deliver results for Louisiana
  • Addressing the rising cost of living for Louisiana families
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Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia
DEM
Biography
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia of Walker is a former teacher and law school graduate running as a Democratic candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lower costs and protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
  • Bring federal funding for roads, bridges, drainage and flood protection
  • Grow manufacturing jobs and support technical education
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Michael Mebruer
REP
Biography
Michael Mebruer is a traveling medical professional with a master's degree in financial economics from LSU, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 6th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Fiscal Responsibility: the long-term stability of the economy depends on it
  • Protection of Life
  • Immigration
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Blake Miguez
REP
Biography
Miguez is a small business owner in the oil and gas industry and an incumbent Louisiana State Senator elected in 2023, after previously serving as House Republican Majority Leader, per the campaign site. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University and a national and world champion marksman, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Says he passed a law to ban ultra-processed foods from being served in schools
  • Says he passed a law banning big technology companies' private funding from interfering in Louisiana elections
  • Says he led efforts to pass pro-gun-rights laws in Louisiana, including Constitutional Carry
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Stephen Wagley
REP
Biography
Wagley is chief operating officer of Delta College, a healthcare training school with campuses across Louisiana, overseeing operations and more than two hundred employees, per the campaign site. Wagley was homeschooled through 12th grade, played football at McNeese State University, and completed a business degree at LSU, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • School choice
  • Veterans' education benefits
  • Workforce development
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About this race
Louisiana's 6th Congressional District is open under the state's post-Callais congressional map; Cleo Fields, who held the seat under the prior map, did not qualify for this race. Republicans Monique Appeaning, Larry Davis III, "Rick" Edmonds, Michael Mebruer, Blake Miguez and Stephen Wagley, Democrats Chauna Banks, Patrick "Pat" Forbes and Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia, and Libertarian Rufus Craig qualified - the largest congressional field in the state. 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 ▾
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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
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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
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Countywide races in East Baton Rouge Parish

ZIP 70818 sits in East Baton Rouge Parish, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All East Baton Rouge Parish races (29).

19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division B
2 candidates
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Winston DeCuir Jr.
DEM
Biography
DeCuir is an attorney with more than 25 years in Louisiana law, including counsel roles for Louisiana's three public university systems, Southern University, the University of Louisiana System and LSU, per his campaign website. He also maintains a private law practice handling litigation and institutional advisory work, per the same source.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Treating every person with dignity and respect and applying the law fairly and impartially
  • Deciding cases guided by both the law and common sense
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Justin DeLaune
REP
Biography
Justin DeLaune appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, 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 Justin DeLaune.
Full profile
About this race
Winston DeCuir Jr. and Justin DeLaune qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish. The seat is open: the current Division B judge, D. Johnson, per the 19th Judicial District Court's own website, is not a candidate in this race.
19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division L
2 candidates
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EA
Elzie Alford
DEM
Biography
Elzie Alford directs the Domestic Violence Court, managing more than one thousand cases annually, and serves as Judicial Administrator of Baton Rouge City Court, overseeing more than fifty thousand cases annually, per his campaign site. He is a former Army JAG officer who deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has practiced law in courtrooms across East Baton Rouge Parish for nearly twenty years, per his campaign site.
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Jermaine Guillory
DEM
Biography
Jermaine Guillory has served as a Commissioner of the 19th Judicial District Court since his appointment in July 2024, assigned to Section C of Commissioners' Court, per the court's website. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 16, 2026; jermaineguillory.com answers 404.
Full profile
About this race
Elzie Alford Jr. and Jermaine Guillory qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division M
3 candidates
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ReAzalia Allen portrait
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ReAzalia Allen
DEM
Biography
ReAzalia Allen has worked as an Assistant District Attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish, per her campaign site. She has taught as a law professor at Southern University and served as a senior staff attorney at the 19th Judicial District Court, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Holding offenders accountable through fair, decisive judgment while protecting citizens' rights
  • Ensuring equal justice and dignified treatment for everyone who appears in court
  • Ethical, transparent leadership in service to the parish
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Allison "AJ" Sabine
DEM
Biography
Allison "AJ" Sabine appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division M, 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 Allison "AJ" Sabine.
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VT
Vernon Thomas
DEM
Biography
Thomas is a Southern University law school graduate with 15 years of courthouse experience, including work in the East Baton Rouge Public Defender's office and as staff attorney for a 19th Judicial District Court judge until March 2025, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
ReAzalia Allen, Allison "AJ" Sabine and Vernon Thomas qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
District Attorney, 19th Judicial District
2 candidates
County ▾
Hillar Moore III portrait
HM
Hillar Moore III
DEM
Biography
Moore has served as District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish and the 19th Judicial District since 2009 and previously worked as an FBI-trained crime scene investigator for the office before his election, per the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from LSU and a law degree from Southern University Law School, per the same source.
Top Priorities
From other published sources
  • Has championed initiatives including the Stop the Loss and TRUCE violence-reduction programs and an expanded Victim's Assistance Program, per the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office
  • Created the Baton Rouge Easy Expungement Screening program and introduced a 72-hour arraignment process to speed court proceedings, per the same source
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Ryan Thompson
DEM
Biography
Thompson holds a Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, earned in 2019, a bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University, and a master's degree in public health from Charles R. Drew University, per his campaign website. He describes more than a decade of work representing indigent and underrepresented clients, per the same source.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Campaigns on equal justice under the law, family protection, and accountability and transparency in the district attorney's office
From other published sources
  • Says he would prosecute violent crime while respecting constitutional rights and prioritizing public safety, per the same source
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About this race
Incumbent District Attorney Hillar Moore III, in office since 2009, faces challenger Ryan Thompson on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Family Court Judge, Election Section 2, Division C
2 candidates
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Lawrence "L.T." Dupre
REP
Biography
Lawrence "L.T." Dupre serves as Zachary City Prosecutor and Hearing Officer and has more than 20 years of experience practicing family, civil and criminal law, per the campaign site. Dupre is a Navy veteran, per the campaign site.
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Wendy Edwards Morice
REP
Biography
Wendy Edwards Morice, who campaigns as Wendy Edwards, has practiced family law for over 20 years and has been a partner at Dampf, Edwards, Thibaut & Aydell, LLC since 2014, per her campaign site. She was a law clerk at the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court from 2003 to 2006, per her campaign site, and has served as president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, per her law firm's biography page.
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About this race
Lawrence "L.T." Dupre and Wendy Edwards Morice qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Family Court Judge, Election Section 3, Division A
2 candidates
County ▾
JC
Joseph Cataldie
REP
Biography
Joseph Cataldie is a lifelong Baton Rouge resident and attorney with over 15 years of courtroom experience, practicing family law, personal injury, estate planning and criminal defense at the Prendergast Law Firm, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from LSU and the Southern University Law Center and previously owned and managed local businesses, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Treating every person who comes before Family Court with dignity and respect, regardless of background or circumstance
  • Prioritizing child safety, stability and long-term wellbeing
  • Promoting accessibility and accountability in the court
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Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard
DEM
Biography
Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard currently serves as the Family Court Division A judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, per the Family Court's website. She operates the Jackson and Jackson Law Firm with her twin sister and has practiced family law for 20 years, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Joseph Cataldie and Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.

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