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New Orleans, Louisiana sample ballot 2026

New Orleans voters (Orleans Parish, Louisiana) see U.S. Senate plus 7 Orleans 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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Judge, Civil District Court, Division LWarren McKenna III (D) · Candace N. Newell (D)

Warren McKenna III Democratic

Top priorities
  • Civil litigation and real estate law experience, including work helping displaced families access post-Katrina Road Home Grants
  • Community legal service through leadership roles with Southeastern Legal Services and the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society

Per the campaign site.

About Warren McKenna III

McKenna has spent 30 years serving New Orleans as a judge pro tempore and prosecutor for New Orleans Municipal Court, an attorney handling complex civil litigation at Christovich & Kearney, and an assistant city attorney for the City of New Orleans, per the campaign site. He founded The McKenna Firm, LLC, practicing civil litigation, real estate, contracts, and federal criminal defense, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree from Southern University Law Center and has served as president of Southeastern Legal Services, per the campaign site.

Candace N. Newell Democratic

Top priorities
  • Bringing legal experience from practicing law to the bench
  • Judging fairly and impartially with integrity
  • A record of public service to the community

Per the campaign site.

About Candace N. Newell
Candace N. Newell

Newell currently serves as Of Counsel at Daly & Black, P.C. and represents Louisiana House District 99 in the state legislature, per her campaign website. She previously worked as a teacher before becoming a practicing attorney, per the same source.

Judge, Civil District Court, Division MStephanie Bridges (D) · Shawn Lindsay (D)

Stephanie Bridges Democratic

Bridges is the newly elected judge of Orleans Civil District Court, Division M, per Big Easy Magazine. She has more than 20 years of experience serving New Orleans families, per The Advocate.

Shawn Lindsay Democratic

Top priorities
  • Litigation experience in labor law, land use, zoning, and historic preservation
  • Community involvement through volunteer work with Son of a Saint

Per the campaign site.

About Shawn Lindsay
Shawn Lindsay

Lindsay has more than 20 years of courtroom experience and currently serves as a Deputy City Attorney, defending the city's zoning decisions, landmark preservation rulings and public health ordinances, per his campaign website. He is a member of the Louisiana State Bar, the New Orleans Bar Association, the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society and the A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, and volunteers with Son of a Saint, per the same source.

Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1Michael "Mike" Hall (D) · Marie Williams (D)

Michael "Mike" Hall Democratic

Michael "Mike" Hall appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael "Mike" Hall.

Marie Williams Democratic

Marie Williams appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Marie Williams.

Judge, Criminal District Court, Section DKimya Holmes (D) · Simone Levine (D)

Kimya Holmes Democratic

Holmes serves as Deputy Chief Judge and Presiding Judge of Section D of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, per the court's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kimya Holmes.

Simone Levine Democratic

Top priorities
  • Safer streets and community safety
  • Fairness and transparency in court proceedings
  • A trauma-informed, survivor-focused approach to justice

Per the campaign site.

About Simone Levine
Simone Levine

Levine currently serves as judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section A, and has presided over hundreds of felony cases, per her campaign website. She previously worked as director of Court Watch NOLA for more than six years, as a deputy in the Office of the Independent Police Monitor, and as a criminal defense attorney, public defender and prosecutor, per the same source.

Judge, Criminal District Court, Section HCamille Buras (D) · Leon Roché (D)

Camille Buras Democratic

Camille Buras has served for twenty-eight years as judge of Section H of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, per her campaign site, which cites a 2024 Judicial Accountability Report from the Metropolitan Crime Commission crediting her with case resolution times about two months faster than average.

Leon Roché Democratic

Roché has served as judge of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section I, since a 2023 special election, per Fox 8. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Leon Roché.

Magistrate Judge, Criminal District Court, Magistrate SectionChanel Robinson Debose (D) · Juana Marine Lombard (D)

Chanel Robinson Debose Democratic

Chanel Robinson Debose is an attorney with twenty-seven years of legal experience spanning criminal, civil and administrative law, per her campaign site. A New Orleans native, she was born at Charity Hospital and raised in the Calliope housing development, per her campaign site.

Juana Marine Lombard Democratic

Lombard serves as Chief Judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court and presides over the Magistrate Section, per the court's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Juana Marine Lombard.

Judge, Civil District Court, Division FJennifer Medley (D) · Edward R. Washington III (No Party)

Jennifer Medley Democratic

Jennifer Medley is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the Civil District Court, Division F, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Edward R. Washington III No Party

Edward R. Washington III is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the Civil District Court, Division F, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Orleans 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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