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Lafayette, Louisiana sample ballot 2026

Lafayette voters (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana) see U.S. Senate plus 5 Lafayette Parish races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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15th Judicial District Court, Division I"Will" Keaty II (R) · David Way (R)

"Will" Keaty II Republican

Top priorities
  • Says Lafayette deserves a district judge who knows the community as a neighbor and parent, not just as a candidate
  • Cites active civic and family involvement, including raising four children in Lafayette schools and participating with the Knights of Columbus since 2021

Per the campaign site.

About "Will" Keaty II

"Will" Keaty II is a Republican candidate for 15th Judicial District Court, Division I. He has 14 years of experience in Lafayette's legal community, including private practice, service as a justice of the peace, and work as a prosecutor handling felony cases for the 15th JDC District Attorney's Office, per his campaign site. He is a Broussard resident and Lafayette Parish native, per his campaign site.

David Way Republican

Top priorities
  • Emphasizes courtroom experience as a qualification for the bench
  • Emphasizes integrity as a core value
  • Says he will be tough on crime

Per the campaign site.

About David Way
David Way

David Way is a Lafayette attorney in his 30th year of practice, a partner at Oliver & Way LLC, and the Magistrate Judge for the City of Youngsville, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he is a past president of the Duhe Inn of Court and of the Lafayette Young Lawyers Association and was named a Top Lawyer by Acadiana Profile magazine.

15th Judicial District Court, Division MDyan Schnaars (R) · Susan Theall (R)

Dyan Schnaars Republican

Schnaars is the managing attorney and owner of Schnaars Law Firm, LLC in Lafayette, practicing exclusively in family law since 2014, per her firm's website. She earned her business degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her law degree from Southern University Law Center, and served as president of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association's family law section in 2021. She is challenging the sitting judge for the 15th Judicial District Court, Division M. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Susan Theall Republican

Susan Theall is the sitting Division M district judge on the 15th Judicial District Court, first elected in 2020 after an earlier term from 2011 to 2014 that included service as Chief Judge, per the court's own website. She is a certified Family Law Specialist and a former chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association's Family Law Section.

District Attorney, 15th Judicial DistrictKristian Earles (R) · Donald "Don" Landry (R)

Kristian Earles Republican

Top priorities
  • Says restoring trust and accountability to the DA's office is central to his campaign
  • Pledges to prosecute cases efficiently and fairly while maintaining high ethical standards in office operations

Per the campaign site.

About Kristian Earles

Kristian Earles is a Republican candidate for District Attorney of the 15th Judicial District, which covers Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes. He retired after 23 years as a district judge in the 15th Judicial District and previously spent 6 years in law enforcement and 7 years in private practice, per his campaign site.

Donald "Don" Landry Republican

Top priorities
  • Pledges to personally be present in Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes to work with law enforcement personnel
  • Wants to make sure prosecutors and staff have the resources needed to do their jobs
  • Says he will make victims a priority and apply the law firmly but fairly

Per the campaign site.

About Donald "Don" Landry

Donald "Don" Landry is the Republican incumbent District Attorney for the 15th Judicial District, serving Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes, per the office's official website.

City Court Judge, Division BRyan Harris (R) · James Klock (R) · Emilia Pardo (R)

Ryan Harris Republican

Top priorities
  • Says he would bring fairness and professionalism to the bench
  • Promotes community-minded leadership, describing himself as accountable and accessible to constituents

Per the campaign site.

About Ryan Harris
Ryan Harris

Ryan Harris is a Republican candidate for Lafayette City Court Judge, Division B. He is a Lafayette attorney who has worked as both a private attorney and a public defender, representing clients in OWI, civil, traffic and misdemeanor cases, per his campaign site. He has served as Contract Public Defender for Lafayette City Court since July 2025, per his campaign site.

James Klock Republican

Klock is an Assistant District Attorney and felony supervisor at the 15th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Lafayette Parish, prosecuting felony cases including domestic abuse, crimes of violence, sex offenses, and property crimes, per the campaign site. He has also worked as a federal public defender and in private practice covering criminal defense, family law, and immigration, and teaches business law as an adjunct instructor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree and a master's in finance from LSU, per the campaign site.

Emilia Pardo Republican

Top priorities
  • Says she wants the court to have a reputation for efficiency, fairness, respect for the bench and kindness
  • Wants to explore better legal approaches for people with mental health issues who cycle through the court system

Per the per a Covenant Spotlight candidate profile.

About Emilia Pardo

Emilia Pardo is a Republican candidate for Lafayette City Court Judge, Division B. She is an Assistant District Attorney with 16 years of prosecutorial experience, primarily in domestic violence and family-related offenses, per a Covenant Spotlight candidate profile. She has served as a magistrate in Scott City Court since 2025, per the same profile. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Emilia Pardo.

Parish School Board, District 2Robert "Ted" Davidson (R) · Stasia Herbert-McZeal (D)

Robert "Ted" Davidson Republican

Robert "Ted" Davidson is a Republican candidate for Lafayette Parish School Board, District 2. He is a retired educator who spent 36 years at Acadiana High School as a teacher, track coach and football coach before retiring in 2018, and has lived in Carencro for 35 years, per the Acadiana Advocate. The school board appointed him interim District 2 representative on April 15, 2026 pending this special election, per the same report. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert "Ted" Davidson.

Stasia Herbert-McZeal Democratic

Stasia Herbert-McZeal is a Democratic candidate for Lafayette Parish School Board, District 2. She is the director of distance education at South Louisiana Community College, per a 2019 Acadiana Advocate profile from a prior District 2 campaign. She previously ran for the District 2 seat in 2023, losing to then-incumbent Chad Desormeaux. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Stasia Herbert-McZeal.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Lafayette Parish page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenateJulia Letlow (R) · Jamie Davis (D)

Julia Letlow Republican

Top priorities
  • Support agriculture, rural health care, and Louisiana infrastructure
  • Advance conservative fiscal, border, and energy policy
  • Use House experience on education, disaster recovery, and constituent services
About Julia Letlow
Julia Letlow

Letlow is the sitting U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 5th District and previously worked as an educator at the University of Louisiana Monroe and Tulane University, per the campaign site. Letlow holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Louisiana Monroe and a doctorate in communication from the University of South Florida, per the campaign site.

Key voting record
  • Voted against the bipartisan infrastructure law, arguing it carried too much spending and did not fit Republican priorities. Opposed
  • Voted against codifying federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. Opposed
  • Uses her House role to advocate for agriculture, education, rural communities, broadband, and disaster recovery in Louisiana. Supported

Jamie Davis Democrat

Top priorities
  • Support farmers, rural communities, and working families
  • Improve health-care access and disaster resilience
  • Offer a Louisiana-focused Democratic alternative in the Senate race
About Jamie Davis
Jamie Davis

Jamie Davis is the Democratic nominee for Louisiana's 2026 U.S. Senate race and a farmer. His campaign emphasizes working families, rural communities, agriculture, health care, disaster resilience, and a message that Democrats can compete statewide by focusing on everyday Louisiana concerns.

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