Carson Marcantel

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Carson Marcantel

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Republican Party

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division I

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Prior offices

Baton Rouge City Court Division A

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

March 29, 2025

Carson Marcantel (Republican Party) is a judge for Section 3, Division I of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. Marcantel assumed office on February 26, 2025. Marcantel's current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Marcantel (Republican Party) won election for the Section 3, Division I judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on March 29, 2025, after the primary and general election were canceled.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2025)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Carson Marcantel (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marcantel in this election.

2024

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2024)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Carson Marcantel (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marcantel in this election.

2021

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021)

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

Special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A

Carson Marcantel defeated Terrel Kent in the special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on December 11, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carson Marcantel (R)	60.5	5,268
	Submit photo	Terrel Kent (D)	39.5	3,435

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,703
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A

Carson Marcantel and Terrel Kent defeated Whitney Higginbotham Greene in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on November 13, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Carson Marcantel (R)	43.5	6,121
✔	Submit photo	Terrel Kent (D)	34.3	4,821
	Submit photo	Whitney Higginbotham Greene (Independent)	22.2	3,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,070
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Colette Greggs (D)

Campaign themes

2025

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2024

Carson Marcantel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Carson Marcantel did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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