St. John the Baptist Parish Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 St. John the Baptist Parish races, led by the District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division B contest.
Judges
District Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division BEric Carter (D) · Nghana Lewis (D)
Eric Carter Democratic
Eric Carter is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division B, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Nghana Lewis Democratic
Nghana Lewis is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division B, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Eric Carter and Nghana Lewis are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 1, Division B. Every voter in St. John the Baptist Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 40th 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.
Full race pageDistrict Judge, 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division AVercell Fiffie (D) · Atoundra Pierre Lawson (D)
Vercell Fiffie Democratic
Vercell Fiffie serves as the Division A Judge of the 40th Judicial District Court in St. John the Baptist Parish, per his campaign website. His career has included service as an attorney, prosecutor and parish attorney before he joined the bench, per the same source.
Atoundra Pierre Lawson Democratic
Atoundra Pierre Lawson is on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for a seat on the 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's official candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Vercell Fiffie and Atoundra Pierre Lawson are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 40th Judicial District Court, Election Section 2, Division A. Every voter in St. John the Baptist Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 40th 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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