2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets. Candidate information follows official St. James Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A. Every voter in Assumption Parish, Ascension Parish, and St. James Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 23rd 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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This race. The sitting officeholder, Jason Verdigets, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Landry describes having spent nearly three decades working in the justice system before announcing her candidacy for the 23rd Judicial District Court, per her campaign's public statements. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Republican Incumbent
Verdigets was elected to the 23rd Judicial District Court bench in November 2014 and took office in January 2015, presiding in Division A, per the court's official site. He previously was a felony prosecutor in the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's office, where he was named Louisiana's Drug Prosecutor of the Year in 2012, and ran a private general practice beforehand. A 1995 graduate of East Ascension High School, he earned his law degree with honors from Southern University Law Center and has served as chief judge of the district and as president of the Fifth Circuit Judges Association.
Who is running for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kim Landry and Jason Verdigets. Candidate information follows official St. James Parish election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, 23rd Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A election in Louisiana?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Louisiana are on the Louisiana election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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