District Attorney 1st Judicial District Court
Caddo 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 230,004 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 ÷ 230,004) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.86, 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 which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control,
Candidates
Republican · declared
Louisiana state senator for District 31 and a practicing attorney for more than 30 years, who served in the state House from 2010 to 2024. He emphasizes aggressive prosecution of violent offenders and support for law enforcement.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Caddo Parish District Attorney since 2015, with more than 40 years of experience as a lawyer and as a district and appellate court judge in Caddo Parish. His office runs divisions for human trafficking, victim assistance and diversion.
Libertarian · declared
A Shreveport attorney whose work has centered on the local courts. She has said the city needs to address child abuse and childhood trauma as a first step toward improving conditions for residents.
No Party · declared
A Shreveport criminal defense lawyer who has practiced since 1977 at Gilley & Gilley, the family firm she runs with her husband Harold. She argued a federal criminal appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012.
Sources: voterportal.sos.la.gov · sos.la.gov