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Who is on the ballot in 71474?

Vernon Parish, LA

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U.S. House, Louisiana District 4
5 candidates
Federal ▾
"Mike" Johnson portrait
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"Mike" Johnson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Mike Johnson is Louisiana's incumbent 4th District U.S. representative and the 56th Speaker of the House, per his official House biography. Before becoming Speaker he practiced constitutional law for nearly two decades and served in the Louisiana Legislature; he holds business administration and law degrees from LSU.
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
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Conrad Cable portrait
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Conrad Cable
DEM
Biography
Cable is a first-generation farmer from north Louisiana who graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2017, per the campaign site. After losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic, he and his brother built a small farm in Union Parish, working through early crop failures to grow the operation, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Work Should Pay: increase the minimum wage, protect the right to unionize
  • Healthcare You Can Count On: Medicare for All, defend Medicare and Medicaid
  • Real Relief When Disaster Strikes
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"Matt" Gromlich portrait
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"Matt" Gromlich
DEM
Biography
"Matt" Gromlich is a Shreveport educator and researcher running as the Democratic candidate for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Invest in education
  • Put families first
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Gordon Heslop portrait
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Gordon Heslop
REP
Biography
Gordon Heslop is a retired accounting faculty member who spent about 25 years teaching at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and East Texas A&M University, running as the Republican candidate for Louisiana's 4th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Strengthening the middle class while reducing the national debt
  • Abolish the tariffs
  • Save social security
Campaign siteFull profile
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"Mike" Nichols
REP
Biography
Mike Nichols is a retired specialist in land management and water resources with more than 35 years of experience as a biologist, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup.
Full profile
About this race
Incumbent "Mike" Johnson, the Speaker of the House (R), faces Conrad Cable (D), "Matt" Gromlich (D), Gordon Heslop (R) and "Mike" Nichols (R) in Louisiana's 4th 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 Vernon Parish

ZIP 71474 sits in Vernon Parish, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Vernon Parish races (1).

District Judge, 30th Judicial District Court, Division C
3 candidates
County ▾
LN
Lisa Nelson
REP
Biography
Lisa Nelson is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 30th Judicial District Court, Division C, 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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"Cindy" Poston Lavespere
REP
Biography
"Cindy" Poston Lavespere is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 30th Judicial District Court, Division C, 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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Bryan Somers
REP
Biography
Bryan Somers is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 30th Judicial District Court, Division C, 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
Lisa Nelson, "Cindy" Poston Lavespere, and Bryan Somers are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 30th Judicial District Court, Division C. Every voter in Vernon Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 30th 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.

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