Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2026

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Louisiana Public Service Commission
Election details
	Filing deadline: January 16, 2026
	Primary: April 18, 2026; Primary runoff: May 30, 2026; General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Louisiana
Ballotpedia analysis
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Louisiana is holding an election for two of five seats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission on November 3, 2026.

Democrats and Republicans each control one of the seats up for election in 2026. Republicans have a one-seat majority heading into the election.

Ten states choose commissioners by partisan election. Seven are holding elections in 2026. Heading into the 2026 elections, Republicans control all 10 commissions that use partisan elections.

Of the seven commissions holding elections in 2026, Republicans control 26 seats to Democrats’ two.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

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District 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

District 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Louisiana

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2024

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 2

Jean-Paul Coussan won election outright against Nick Laborde and Julie Quinn in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jean-Paul Coussan (R)	53.9	225,468
	Nick Laborde (D)	26.3	110,140
	Julie Quinn (R)	19.8	83,055

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 418,663
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Craig Greene (R)

2022

See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2022

District 3

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

General election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3

Davante Lewis defeated incumbent Lambert Boissiere III in the general election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on December 10, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Davante Lewis (D)	59.5	53,001
	Lambert Boissiere III (D)	40.5	36,098

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,099
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3

Incumbent Lambert Boissiere III and Davante Lewis defeated Gregory Manning, Willie Jones, and Jesse Thompson in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lambert Boissiere III (D)	43.2	98,003
✔	Davante Lewis (D)	18.3	41,533
	Gregory Manning (D)	16.8	38,056
	Willie Jones (D)	13.2	29,915
	Jesse Thompson (D)	8.6	19,599

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 227,106
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District 4

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Mike Francis won election outright against Shalon Latour and Keith Bodin in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Francis (R)	59.1	146,437
		Shalon Latour (R)	21.6	53,630
	Submit photo	Keith Bodin (No Party Affiliation)	19.3	47,748

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 247,815
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