Elections Calendar and Cycles
For the full calendar of election events, visit the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website
Election Cycles
Gubernatorial Election Years
(2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023…)
Fall: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Commissioners, State Representatives, State Senators, Members of the Board of Elementary & Secondary Education, Clerks of Court, Coroners, Sheriffs, Assessors, Parish President, Councilmen
Presidential Election Years
(2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024…)
Spring: Presidential Preference, Party Committee Members
Fall: President, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (rotating)
Off Gubernatorial Years
(2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025…)
Congressional Years
(2010, 2014, 2018, 2022…)
Fall: U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator (rotating), Members of School Board
Judicial and Public Service Commission (Every six years)
(2008, 2014, 2020, 2026…)
Fall: District Attorney, District Judges, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Public Service Commissioners
Rotating (and staggered)
Fall: Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeal Justices