Member of School Board District 7
St. Tammany Parish School District, 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
- 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
Unaffiliated · declared
Ben Banchs is a longtime St. Tammany Parish resident, Louisiana Air National Guard veteran, and candidate for School Board District 7. He has also served as a labor-union business manager and community volunteer.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Isabelle Moore is a St. Tammany Parish School Board member representing District 7. She serves communities including Bayou Lacombe Middle, Chahta-Ima Elementary, Lakeshore High, and Monteleone Jr. High.
Records: Public Education Quality 2 for
Source: voterportal.sos.la.gov