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70122

Who is on the ballot in 70122?

Orleans Parish County, LA

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

18 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
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U.S. House

U.S. House candidates for this ZIP are listed from official election filings on the Louisiana hub; enter a full street address below to confirm your district. Louisiana hub.

U.S. Senate
2 candidates
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Julia Letlow
REP
Biography
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.
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
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
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jamie Davis
DEM
Biography
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.
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
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Orleans Parish County

ZIP 70122 sits in Orleans Parish County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Orleans Parish County races (7).

Judge, Civil District Court, Division L
2 candidates
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Warren McKenna III
DEM
Biography
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.
Top Priorities
  • Civil litigation and real estate law experience, including work helping displaced families access post-Katrina Road Home Grants, per the campaign site
  • Community legal service through leadership roles with Southeastern Legal Services and the Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, per the campaign
Campaign siteFull profile
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Candace N. Newell
DEM
Biography
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.
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this open seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Warren McKenna III and Candace N. Newell; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. The seat opens with the retirement of Judge Kern Reese, per Big Easy Magazine.
Judge, Civil District Court, Division M
2 candidates
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Stephanie Bridges
DEM
Biography
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Shawn Lindsay
DEM
Biography
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.
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Stephanie Bridges and Shawn Lindsay; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. Bridges is the sitting Division M judge, having been newly elected earlier in 2026 to the seat, per Big Easy Magazine.
Judge, Civil District Court, Domestic Section 1
2 candidates
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Michael "Mike" Hall
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
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Marie Williams
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this open seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Michael "Mike" Hall and Marie Williams; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. The seat opens with the retirement of Judge Bernadette D'Souza, per Big Easy Magazine.
Judge, Criminal District Court, Section D
2 candidates
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Kimya Holmes
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
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Simone Levine
DEM
Biography
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.
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kimya Holmes and Simone Levine; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. Holmes is the sitting Section D judge. Levine currently serves as judge of Section A, a seat the Legislature eliminated in 2026 as part of a three-seat reduction of the court, per Fox 8, and is running for Section D instead of seeking reelection to her own seat.
Judge, Criminal District Court, Section H
2 candidates
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Camille Buras
DEM
Biography
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Leon Roché
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Camille Buras and Leon Roché; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. Buras is the sitting Section H judge. Roché currently serves as judge of Section I and is running for Section H instead of seeking reelection to his own seat, per Fox 8.
Magistrate Judge, Criminal District Court, Magistrate Section
2 candidates
County ▾
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Chanel Robinson Debose
DEM
Biography
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.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Juana Marine Lombard
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
About this race
Two Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Chanel Robinson Debose and Juana Marine Lombard; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for Orleans Parish. Lombard is the sitting Magistrate Section judge and serves as the court's Chief Judge.
Judge, Civil District Court, Division F
2 candidates
County ▾
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Jennifer Medley
DEM
Biography
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.
Full profile
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Edward R. Washington III
Biography
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 profile
About this race
Jennifer Medley and Edward R. Washington III are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for this seat on the Orleans Parish Civil District Court, Division F. Every Orleans Parish voter elects this seat. 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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