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Who was on the ballot in 71351?

Avoyelles 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 1 of 5 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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5 races and 10 ballot questions in your ZIP preview.

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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 Avoyelles 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 5
Heads to a runoff: Patricia "Pat" Moore and "Gabe" Firment, KATC reported.KATC, “Runoff needed to determine who takes the 5th congressional district seat”, November 4, 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, 12th Judicial District Court, Division A
No report found yet
District Judge, 12th Judicial District Court, Division B
No report found yet
District Attorney, 12th 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.

71351 sample ballot preview

U.S. House, Louisiana District 5
9 candidates
Federal ▾
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Stewart Cathey Jr.
REP
Biography
Cathey is a Louisiana State Senator representing District 33, elected in 2019, per the campaign site. He is a U.S. Army veteran and Army engineer who deployed multiple times, oversaw about $250 million in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, and took part in Hurricane Katrina cleanup with the Army Corps of Engineers, per the campaign site. He is a small business owner in management consulting and a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Believes a strong education system is the foundation of a prosperous community
  • Chairs the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development and focuses on policy affecting Louisiana's rural communities
  • Wants to bring people together to work through challenges and government bureaucracy to get things done
Campaign siteFull profile
Misti Cordell portrait
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Misti Cordell
REP
Biography
Misti Cordell is a business owner who has chaired the Louisiana Board of Regents and served in Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Louisiana Jobs: Protect Our People
  • Economy and Taxes: Stop the Rip-Off
  • Law, Order, and Gun Rights: Increase Public Safety
Campaign siteFull profile
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Oscar "Omar" Dantzler
REP
Biography
Oscar "Omar" Dantzler is a retired school bus driver, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and previously ran for the same congressional seat as a Democratic candidate, according to a Vote USA candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of November 2, 2026.
Full profile
Michael Echols portrait
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Michael Echols
REP
Biography
Michael Echols is a Louisiana state representative (District 14) and House Majority Leader, a licensed contractor and commercial real-estate developer, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Lowering the Cost of Insurance
  • Making Groceries Affordable Again
  • Backing Trump's Foreign Policy
Campaign siteFull profile
"Gabe" Firment portrait
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"Gabe" Firment
REP
Biography
"Gabe" Firment is a Louisiana state representative who chairs the House Insurance Committee and is a small-business owner, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Secure the border
  • Restore Louisiana's energy production
  • Protect agriculture and the timber industry
Campaign siteFull profile
Austin Magee portrait
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Austin Magee
REP
Biography
Magee is a small business owner of Pittman Industrial, a welding and mechanical company operating throughout Louisiana, per the campaign site. He has lived and worked in the district his entire life, including attending high school and college there, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Protect individual liberties from government overreach
Campaign siteFull profile
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Dan McKay
DEM
Biography
Dan McKay is a Vietnam veteran and attorney running as the Democratic candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Patricia "Pat" Moore
DEM
Biography
Moore has served as State Representative for Louisiana House District 17 since 2019 and is a member of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus and Women's Caucus, per the campaign site. Moore serves on legislative committees for public works, disaster recovery and justice, and lives in Monroe, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Helping working families get ahead
  • Keeping our communities strong
  • Creating opportunity here at home
Campaign siteFull profile
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Antonio Wilson
DEM
Biography
Wilson is a licensed general contractor and business owner who has spent decades managing construction projects, budgets, and payroll, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Connect local workers and small businesses with new investment to create long term jobs
  • Publish a public dashboard tracking infrastructure funding and construction progress
  • Improve infrastructure, healthcare access, and broadband expansion in rural areas
Full profile
About this race
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District is open: incumbent Julia Letlow is running for U.S. Senate instead. Republicans Stewart Cathey Jr., Misti Cordell, Oscar "Omar" Dantzler, Michael Echols, "Gabe" Firment and Austin Magee and Democrats Dan McKay, Patricia "Pat" Moore and Antonio Wilson qualified. 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 Avoyelles Parish

ZIP 71351 sits in Avoyelles Parish, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Avoyelles Parish races (3).

District Judge, 12th Judicial District Court, Division A
2 candidates
County ▾
MJ
Mark Jeansonne
REP
Biography
Mark Jeansonne is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division A, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
AP
Alissa Piazza Tassin
REP
Biography
Alissa Piazza Tassin is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division A, 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
Mark Jeansonne and Alissa Piazza Tassin are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division A. Every voter in Avoyelles Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 12th 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 Judge, 12th Judicial District Court, Division B
4 candidates
County ▾
WE
Wesley Elmer
REP
Biography
Wesley Elmer is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division B, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
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Kirk Lacour
REP
Biography
Kirk Lacour is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division B, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
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Barry Laiche
REP
Biography
Barry Laiche is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division B, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
EW
Elizabeth Williams
No Party
Biography
Elizabeth Williams is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division B, 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
Wesley Elmer, Kirk Lacour, Barry Laiche, and Elizabeth Williams are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 12th Judicial District Court, Division B. Every voter in Avoyelles Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 12th 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, 12th Judicial District
2 candidates
County ▾
JT
Jonathan Terrel Gaspard
REP
Biography
Jonathan Terrel Gaspard is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 12th Judicial District, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
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Chad Guillot
REP
Biography
Chad Guillot is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 12th 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
Jonathan Terrel Gaspard and Chad Guillot are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 12th Judicial District. Every voter in Avoyelles Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district attorneys are elected district-wide across the 12th 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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