Sheriff
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 63 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like 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, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Running police patrols and deputies in the county
- Running the county jail
- Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Daniel Seuzeneau is Chief Administrative Officer of the Slidell Police Department and a former interim police chief with more than 20 years of law-enforcement experience.
No Party · declared
David Maki is a retired St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office lieutenant and U.S. Army veteran with 20 years of law-enforcement service.
Republican · declared
Robert Hodges is a retired Louisiana State Police superintendent and 31-year law-enforcement veteran.
Republican · declared
Scott Illing is a former U.S. Marshal and federal law-enforcement leader with more than four decades of public-safety experience.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Source: voterportal.sos.la.gov