Who should I vote for in Louisiana? A nonpartisan guide to the 2026 ballot
SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. What we can do is put everyone on your ballot side by side, with their records and who funds them, so you can decide for yourself. Here's a simple way to work through the Louisiana ballot before November 3, 2026.
How to decide, step by step
- See your exact ballot. Enter your address: districts depend on where you live. It stays in your browser.
- Pick the two or three issues you care about most, such as taxes, schools, housing, public safety or the environment.
- Compare candidates race by race. Look at each one's record, where they fall left to right, who funds them and who endorses them. Every fact links to its source.
- Read every ballot measure. Check what a YES and a NO vote each do; the wording on the ballot can be confusing.
- Don't skip the bottom of the ballot. County, school board, city and judicial races decide your property taxes, schools and roads, and they're often decided by a few hundred votes.
- Make a plan to vote: early, by mail or on Election Day, November 3, 2026.
What's on the Louisiana ballot
7 races and 10 ballot measures.
- U.S. Representative, LA District 1
- U.S. Representative, LA District 2
- U.S. Representative, LA District 3
- U.S. Representative, LA District 4
- U.S. Representative, LA District 5
- U.S. Representative, LA District 6
- State Representative, District 92 (special election)
Ballot measures
- Constitutional Amendment No. 1 — Allows a one-time transfer of a property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran
- Constitutional Amendment No. 2 — Authorizes a local taxing authority to levy a lower millage rate without losing its ability to adjust to the prior year’s maximum authorized millage rate
- Constitutional Amendment No. 3 — Prohibits post-conviction bail for a defendant who is convicted of an aggravated offense against a victim who is a minor
- Constitutional Amendment No. 4 — Places a lifetime term limit on a person who has served as governor for more than one and one-half terms
- Constitutional Amendment No. 5 — Authorizes a state retirement system receiving nonrecurring state monies to apply those monies to any of its outstanding unfunded accrued liability (UAL) rather than its oldest UAL first
- Constitutional Amendment No. 6 — Authorizes extension of an additional property tax exemption for owners who are 65 or older
- Constitutional Amendment No. 7 — Authorizes the use of public funds to identify, inventory, remove, or replace certain water lines on property owned by utility customers
- Constitutional Amendment No. 8 — Prohibits expropriation of property by a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary
- Constitutional Amendment No. 9 — Increases the income limit for qualifying for the special property tax assessment level from $100,000, to be adjusted annually for inflation beginning in 2026, to $150,000, to be adjusted annually for inflation beginning in 2028
- Constitutional Amendment No. 10 — Authorizes an exemption from property taxes for blighted or derelict property that has been rehabilitated and requires the legislature to enact laws relative to implementation and administration of the exemption
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Quick answers
- Who should I vote for in Louisiana?
- SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. No honest nonpartisan source will. What SpectrumVote does is show every race on your Louisiana ballot with each candidate's record, funding, outside spending and endorsements side by side, so you can decide based on the issues you care about.
- When is the election?
- The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting and mail-ballot deadlines vary by state; check your state or county election office.
- How do I see my exact ballot?
- Enter your address at spectrumvote.com. Which state House, state Senate and congressional districts you're in depends on your address, so two neighbors in Louisiana can have different ballots. Your county election office also publishes official sample ballots.
- Do I have to vote in every race?
- No. You can leave any race or measure blank; the rest of your ballot still counts.
- What do the left–right placements mean?
- Each candidate is placed on one scale from their own record: votes in Congress or the state legislature, or who donates to their campaigns, using published academic research. First-time candidates with no record get an AI estimate from their own website, clearly labeled, or no placement at all. The placement describes; it isn't a recommendation.
- How do ballot measures work?
- A YES vote supports the change the measure describes and a NO vote keeps things as they are. Louisiana has 10 on the ballot; each page explains what YES and NO do in plain language, with the official text.