Lincoln Parish Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 1 Lincoln Parish race, led by the District Judge, 3rd Judicial District Court, Division B contest.
Judges
District Judge, 3rd Judicial District Court, Division BPhillip Ellis (R) · Lewis A. Jones (R)
Phillip Ellis Republican
Phillip Ellis began his career as a deputy corrections officer and later served four years as an Assistant Attorney General representing the State of Louisiana in civil litigation, per his campaign website. He opened a local law practice in 2019 serving Lincoln and Union Parishes and currently serves as a public defender in Union Parish, per the same source. He earned his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law and clerked in the Third Judicial District, per his website.
Lewis A. Jones Republican
Lewis A. Jones is a prosecutor who has handled cases in Lincoln, Union and Ouachita parishes and taught continuing-legal-education classes on professionalism for lawyers across several north Louisiana parishes. He is running for Division B judge of the 3rd Judicial District Court, per his campaign site.
Phillip Ellis and Lewis A. Jones are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 3rd Judicial District Court, Division B. Every voter in Lincoln Parish and Union Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 3rd 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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