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BATON ROUGE — The qualifying period for the May 16 party primary and municipal primary election started Monday.
Candidates for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Bill Cassidy and all six congressional seats across Louisiana must qualify at the Louisiana State Archives located at 3851 Essen Lane in Baton Rouge between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Candidates for the following must also qualify during the period:
- Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Districts 1, 3 and 4
- Public Service Commission, Districts 1 and 5
- Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, District 1
Click here to see the Secretary of State's list of candidates as they qualify.
In 2024, the Louisiana Legislature voted to change to a closed party primary system for the following offices: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana Supreme Court, Public Service Commission (PSC) and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).
Below is a full list as of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday:
U.S. Senate
Jamie Davis (D)
John Fleming (R)
1st Congressional District
Lauren Jewett (D)
Randall Arrington (R)
2nd Congressional District
Troy Carter Sr. (D)
3rd Congressional District
John Day (D)
Tia LeBrun (D)
Clay Higgins (R)
4th Congressional District
Conrad Cable (D)
Mike Johnson (R)
Joshua Morott (R)
5th Congressional District
Jessee Fleenor (D)
Larry Foy (D)
Dan McKay (D)
Misti Cordell (R)
Rick Edmonds (R)
Austin Magee (R)
Michael Mebruer (R)
Blake Miguez (R)
Samuel "Sammy" Wyatt (R)
6th Congressional District
Cleo Fields (D)
Monique Appeaning (R)
Larry Davis (R)
Peter Williams (R)
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 1
William "Billy" Burris (R)
Blair Downing Edwards (R)
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 3
Cade R. Cole (R)
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 4
Jay B. McCallum (R)
Public Service Commission District 1
Connie Norris (D)
"Big John" Mason (R)
Mark Wright (R)
Public Service Commission District 5
James Edward Green (D)
John E. Atkins (R)
Aiden C. Joyner (R)
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1
Joseph Cao (R)
Ellie Schroder (R)
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