East Baton Rouge Parish November 2026 Election: Your Full Candidate Guide

East Baton Rouge Parish voters will decide dozens of races on November 3, 2026 — from a U.S. Senate seat all the way down to Justice of the Peace and Constable contests that rarely get any media coverage at all. Here’s what’s actually on the ballot, and why the down-ballot races deserve just as much attention as the ones at the top.

What’s on the Ballot

The 2026 East Baton Rouge Parish ballot spans several tiers of government:

Federal: U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative seats (2nd and 6th Congressional Districts)
Judicial: District Judge seats on the 19th Judicial District Court, District Attorney, Juvenile Court, and Family Court
School Board: Multiple district seats across East Baton Rouge, Baker, Central, and Zachary communities
Justice of the Peace & Constable: Ward-level positions across several districts
Municipal: Mayor, Chief of Police, and City Council seats for the cities of Central and Zachary

That’s over 80 separate contests and more than 170 candidates who filed to run — a lot to track if you’re relying on memory alone.

Why the Down-Ballot Races Matter

School board members set the budget priorities and policies your local schools operate under. District and family court judges decide cases that affect real families every single day. Justices of the Peace and Constables handle small claims and local enforcement most residents never think about until they need them. None of these offices get the airtime a Senate race gets — but all of them make decisions that touch daily life more directly.

Search the Full Candidate List

Rather than try to memorize dozens of names and races, we built a searchable directory pulling directly from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s candidate qualifying data. You can search by candidate name or race, and filter by party, city, or position type (Federal, Judicial, School Board, Justice of the Peace/Constable, Executive, or City Council).

Visit the Accountability Dashboard to browse the complete list, see who’s running unopposed, and check filing dates and party affiliation for every race on the East Baton Rouge Parish ballot.

What We Don’t Include — On Purpose

You won’t find candidates’ home addresses or personal phone numbers in our directory, even though that information is part of the public qualifying record. We made a deliberate choice to keep the directory focused on what voters actually need — who’s running, for what, and under what party — without republishing personal contact details for private citizens running for office, particularly in smaller down-ballot races.

Get the Full Picture Before You Vote

Confirm your registration and polling place ahead of time, then use our candidate directory to walk into the booth already knowing who’s on your ballot — not just at the top, but all the way down.