Justice of the Peace District 6
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Primary election
This seat represents District 6, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.
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: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 129,789 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 ÷ 129,789) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.5, 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.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Deciding small-claims cases
- Handling evictions, in many states
- Ruling on traffic and minor criminal citations, where state law allows
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Matthew Hortman is a Republican community candidate for Bossier Parish Justice of the Peace District 6. The official candidate inquiry identifies him as a District 6 filer.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
James Michael Keith is a Republican justice of the peace for Bossier Parish District 6. The parish lists him as a current District 6 justice.
Sources: voterportal.sos.la.gov · sos.la.gov