District Judge - 15th Judicial District Court, Election Section 3, Division I
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · Primary 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 247,997 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 ÷ 247,997) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.51, 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 trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Republican · declared
David Way is a Republican candidate for 15th Judicial District Court Division I and the current Magistrate of the Youngsville Mayor's Court.
Republican · declared
Will Keaty II is the Republican Vermilion Parish Justice of the Peace for Ward 4 and a 2026 candidate for 15th Judicial District Court Division I.
Sources: lpclerk.com2 · 15thjdc.org · sos.la.gov