List of Louisiana Supreme Court elections

This article will list elections to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Justices are elected to ten-year terms, and special elections are held in case of vacancies.

2024–present

These elections were held under the state supreme court map effective since May 1, 2024.

Elected with party primaries

Election District Incumbent Maximum round
Justice Party First elected Result
Nov. 3, 2026 1st (sp) William J. Crain Republican 2019 Incumbent resigned December 19, 2025, to become judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
  • ▌Billy Burris (Republican)
  • ▌Blair Downing Edwards (Republican)
3rd Cade Cole Republican 2025 Incumbent running for re-election.
4th Jay B. McCallum Republican 2020 Incumbent running for re-election.

Elected with jungle primaries

Election District Incumbent Maximum round
Justice Party First elected Result
Mar. 29, 2025 (sp) 3rd James T. Genovese Republican 2016 Incumbent resigned after being appointed president of Northwestern State University.
Republican hold.
Nov. 4, 2024 2nd Scott Chrichton Republican 2014 Incumbent retiring.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Y John Guidry (Democratic) Unopposed
  • ▌Marcus Hunter (Democratic) Disqualified
  • ▌Leslie Chambers (Democratic) Disqualified[2]

1999–2024

These elections were held under the state supreme court map effective from January 1, 1999, to April 30, 2024.[3]

Election District Incumbent Maximum round Results map
Justice Party First elected Result
Nov. 8, 2022 4th John L. Weimer No party 2001 Incumbent re-elected.
Nov. 6, 2020 4th Marcus R. Clark Republican 2009 Incumbent retired June 30, 2020.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y Jay B. McCallum (Republican) 122,458 votes, 56.69%
  • ▌Shannon Gremillion (Republican) 93,569 votes, 43.31%
  McCallum
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Gremillion
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
7th Bernette Joshua Johnson Democratic 1994 Incumbent retiring.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Y Piper D. Griffin (Democratic) 78,603 votes, 43.93%
  • ▌Y Terri Love (Democratic) 56,387 votes, 31.51%[a]
  • ▌ Sandra C. Jenkins (Democratic) 43,949 votes, 24.56%
  Griffin
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Nov. 16, 2019 (sp) 1st Greg G. Guidry Republican 2008 Incumbent resigned June 21, 2019, to become judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Y William J. Crain (Republican) 127,211 votes, 57.28%
  • ▌Hans Liljeberg (Republican) 94,875 votes, 42.72%
  Crain
  •   60–70%
  •   80–90%
  Liljeberg
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Love advanced to the runoff, but withdrew prior to the election

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Amanda (January 31, 2025). "New La. Supreme Court justice, Calcasieu judges elected". KPLC 7. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  2. ^ LaRose, Greg (20 August 2024). "Ruling leaves Guidry unopposed in Louisiana Supreme Court race". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Districts Effective January 1, 1999 to April 30, 2024". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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