Member of School Board District 5
St. Tammany Parish School District, Louisiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 63 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 272,421 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,611,961 ÷ 272,421) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.07, measured against a statewide vote in LA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Charles Brandon Harrell is a St. Tammany Parish public official with experience in school governance and local recreation oversight.
Records: Public Education Quality 3 for, Government Efficiency 1 for
Democratic · declared
Miranda Buras is a Louisiana music educator and board-certified music therapist with experience supporting students through arts instruction.
Republican · declared
Tammy Harwell Penton is a Republican candidate listed for the St. Tammany Parish School Board Member, District 5 contest in the November 3, 2026 election.
Source: voterportal.sos.la.gov