Magistrate Judge 14th Judicial District Court
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 64 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 207,088 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 ÷ 207,088) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.34, 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 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
No Party · declared
Lake Charles attorney of more than 20 years leading The Hawkins Law Group. Priorities are applying the law impartially with firm accountability for repeat offenders, and faster case resolution with equal court access parish-wide.
Records: Legal Competence 4 for
Republican · declared
Assistant district attorney in the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office, where he prosecutes juvenile crimes cases.
Records: Legal Competence 5 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for
Sources: voterportal.sos.la.gov · calcasieuclerk.gov