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St. Landry Parish County, LA

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

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

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U.S. Senate
2 candidates
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Julia Letlow portrait
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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
Jamie Davis portrait
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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 St. Landry Parish County

ZIP 71353 sits in St. Landry Parish County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All St. Landry Parish County races (12).

27th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division C
4 candidates
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Jarvis J. Claiborne
DEM
Biography
Jarvis J. Claiborne has practiced law in Opelousas for nearly 40 years, per his 2023 campaign site. His practice has included family law, successions, criminal law, collections, juvenile and personal injury cases, and he served as a public defender for more than 20 years, per his 2023 campaign site. He is a graduate of Southern University, Trinity University and Southern University Law Center, and previously served as City Attorney of Opelousas, per his 2023 campaign site. He has also coached children and youth in St. Landry Parish for more than 35 years, per his 2023 campaign site. No campaign website for the 2026 race was found as of September 29, 2026.
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Charlee Renaud Lear
DEM
Biography
Lear is a U.S. Army veteran, an Opelousas native, and has practiced law in Louisiana for 17 years, per St. Landry Now. She owns the Law Offices of Charlee R. Lear and was sworn in in November 2025 as the Hearing Officer for the newly created St. Landry Parish Bureau of Administrative Adjudication, which hears parish civil ordinance cases such as illegal dumping and animal control violations, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Charlee Renaud Lear.
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Greta Malbrough Marion
DEM
Biography
Greta Malbrough Marion appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for 27th Judicial District Court Judge, Election Section 1, Division C, 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 Greta Malbrough Marion.
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Ogden L. Pitre
DEM
Biography
Pitre is an assistant district attorney and felony prosecutor in Divisions B and D of the 27th Judicial District Court, a position he has held since November 2023, per the St. Landry Parish District Attorney's office. He grew up in Opelousas, graduated from Opelousas High School, and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Southern University at Baton Rouge, an MBA in finance from the University of Houston, and a law degree from Loyola University New Orleans, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Ogden L. Pitre.
Full profile
About this race
Four Democrats qualified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jarvis J. Claiborne, Charlee Renaud Lear, Greta Malbrough Marion and Ogden L. Pitre; voters choose one, per the Louisiana Secretary of State's certified candidate list for St. Landry Parish. Claiborne previously ran for this same Division C seat in a three-way 2023 Democratic primary that Charles Cravins won with about 60 percent of the vote, per KLFY's coverage of that race.

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