Vermilion Parish Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Vermilion Parish races, led by the District Judge, 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, Division I contest.
County offices
District Attorney, 15th Judicial DistrictKristian Earles (R) · Donald "Don" Landry (R)
Kristian Earles Republican
Kristian Earles is a former 15th Judicial District judge who served 23 years on the bench for Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he began as a university police officer and Acadia Parish sheriff's deputy, practiced law privately for seven years, and served as a Crowley alderman.
Donald "Don" Landry Republican Incumbent
Donald "Don" Landry currently serves as district attorney of the 15th Judicial District, which covers Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion parishes, per the Louisiana District Attorneys Association roster. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Kristian Earles and Donald "Don" Landry are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for district attorney of the 15th Judicial District. Every voter in Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, and Vermilion Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district attorneys are elected district-wide across the 15th 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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District Judge, 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, Division I"Will" Keaty II (R) · David Way (R)
"Will" Keaty II Republican
"Will" Keaty II is a Lafayette Parish native and Broussard resident with nearly 14 years in Louisiana's legal system, per his campaign site. Per the same site, he has worked in private practice, served as a Justice of the Peace, and for nearly three years has been a felony prosecutor in the 15th Judicial District Attorney's office.
David Way Republican
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.
"Will" Keaty II and David Way are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, Division I. Every voter in Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, and Vermilion Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 15th 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, 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, 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 Incumbent
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.
Dyan Schnaars and Susan Theall are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, Division M. Every voter in Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, and Vermilion Parish elects this seat, since Louisiana district judges are elected district-wide across the 15th 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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