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70809

Who is on the ballot in 70809?

East Baton Rouge Parish County, LA

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

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U.S. House

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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 East Baton Rouge Parish County

ZIP 70809 sits in East Baton Rouge Parish County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All East Baton Rouge Parish County races (29).

19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division B
2 candidates
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Winston DeCuir Jr.
DEM
Biography
DeCuir is an attorney with more than 25 years in Louisiana law, including counsel roles for Louisiana's three public university systems, Southern University, the University of Louisiana System and LSU, per his campaign website. He also maintains a private law practice handling litigation and institutional advisory work, per the same source.
Top Priorities
  • Treating every person with dignity and respect and applying the law fairly and impartially
  • Deciding cases guided by both the law and common sense
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Justin DeLaune
REP
Biography
Justin DeLaune appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Division B, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Justin DeLaune.
Full profile
About this race
Winston DeCuir Jr. and Justin DeLaune qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish. The seat is open: the current Division B judge, D. Johnson, per the 19th Judicial District Court's own website, is not a candidate in this race.
19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division L
2 candidates
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Elzie Alford
DEM
Biography
Elzie Alford directs the Domestic Violence Court, managing more than one thousand cases annually, and serves as Judicial Administrator of Baton Rouge City Court, overseeing more than fifty thousand cases annually, per his campaign site. He is a former Army JAG officer who deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has practiced law in courtrooms across East Baton Rouge Parish for nearly twenty years, per his campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Jermaine Guillory
DEM
Biography
Jermaine Guillory has served as a Commissioner of the 19th Judicial District Court since his appointment in July 2024, assigned to Section C of Commissioners' Court, per the court's website.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Elzie Alford Jr. and Jermaine Guillory qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division M
3 candidates
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ReAzalia Allen
DEM
Biography
ReAzalia Allen has worked as an Assistant District Attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish, per her campaign site. She has taught as a law professor at Southern University and served as a senior staff attorney at the 19th Judicial District Court, per her campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Holding offenders accountable through fair, decisive judgment while protecting citizens' rights
  • Ensuring equal justice and dignified treatment for everyone who appears in court
  • Ethical, transparent leadership in service to the parish
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Allison "AJ" Sabine
DEM
Biography
Allison "AJ" Sabine appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 19th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division M, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Allison "AJ" Sabine.
Full profile
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Vernon Thomas
DEM
Biography
Thomas is a Southern University law school graduate with 15 years of courthouse experience, including work in the East Baton Rouge Public Defender's office and as staff attorney for a 19th Judicial District Court judge until March 2025, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Vernon Thomas.
Full profile
About this race
ReAzalia Allen, Allison "AJ" Sabine and Vernon Thomas qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
District Attorney, 19th Judicial District
2 candidates
County ▾
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Hillar Moore III
DEM
Biography
Moore has served as District Attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish and the 19th Judicial District since 2009 and previously worked as an FBI-trained crime scene investigator for the office before his election, per the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from LSU and a law degree from Southern University Law School, per the same source.
Top Priorities
  • Has championed initiatives including the Stop the Loss and TRUCE violence-reduction programs and an expanded Victim's Assistance Program, per the East Baton Rou
  • Created the Baton Rouge Easy Expungement Screening program and introduced a 72-hour arraignment process to speed court proceedings, per the same source
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ryan Thompson
DEM
Biography
Thompson holds a Juris Doctorate from Southern University Law Center, earned in 2019, a bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University, and a master's degree in public health from Charles R. Drew University, per his campaign website. He describes more than a decade of work representing indigent and underrepresented clients, per the same source.
Top Priorities
  • Campaigns on equal justice under the law, family protection, and accountability and transparency in the district attorney's office, per his campaign website
  • Says he would prosecute violent crime while respecting constitutional rights and prioritizing public safety, per the same source
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Incumbent District Attorney Hillar Moore III, in office since 2009, faces challenger Ryan Thompson on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Family Court Judge, Election Section 2, Division C
2 candidates
County ▾
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Lawrence "L.T." Dupre
REP
Biography
Lawrence "L.T." Dupre serves as Zachary City Prosecutor and Hearing Officer and has more than 20 years of experience practicing family, civil and criminal law, per the campaign site. Dupre is a Navy veteran, per the campaign site.
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Wendy Edwards Morice
REP
Biography
Wendy Edwards Morice, who campaigns as Wendy Edwards, has practiced family law for over 20 years and has been a partner at Dampf, Edwards, Thibaut & Aydell, LLC since 2014, per her campaign site. She was a law clerk at the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court from 2003 to 2006, per her campaign site, and has served as president of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, per her law firm's biography page.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Lawrence "L.T." Dupre and Wendy Edwards Morice qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.
Family Court Judge, Election Section 3, Division A
2 candidates
County ▾
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Joseph Cataldie
REP
Biography
Joseph Cataldie is a lifelong Baton Rouge resident and attorney with over 15 years of courtroom experience, practicing family law, personal injury, estate planning and criminal defense at the Prendergast Law Firm, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from LSU and the Southern University Law Center and previously owned and managed local businesses, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Treating every person who comes before Family Court with dignity and respect, regardless of background or circumstance
  • Prioritizing child safety, stability and long-term wellbeing
  • Promoting accessibility and accountability in the court
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard
DEM
Biography
Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard currently serves as the Family Court Division A judge in East Baton Rouge Parish, per the Family Court's website. She operates the Jackson and Jackson Law Firm with her twin sister and has practiced family law for 20 years, per The Advocate. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard.
Full profile
About this race
Joseph Cataldie and Caulette "Twin" Jackson Guillard qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list for East Baton Rouge Parish.

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