Chad Lauga
Chad Lauga (Democratic Party) is running in a special election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 3. He is on the ballot in the special primary on February 7, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2026
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
The primary will occur on February 7, 2026. The general election will occur on March 14, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Special Nonpartisan primary election for Louisiana State Senate District 3
Kenn Barnes (D), Sidney Barthelemy II (D), Jon Johnson (D), and Chad Lauga (D) are running in the special primary for Louisiana State Senate District 3 on February 7, 2026.
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| Kenn Barnes (D) | ||
| Sidney Barthelemy II (D) | ||
| Jon Johnson (D) | ||
| Chad Lauga (D) | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arthur Morrell (D)
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2011
Lauga ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 103. He faced Cullen Tonry (D), Michael Bayham (R) and Ray Garofalo (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between Garofalo and Lauga.[1] Garofalo defeated Lauga to win the seat.[2]
| Louisiana House of Representatives District 103 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ray Garofalo |
53.3% | 7,153 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lauga | 46.7% | 6,262 | |
| Total Votes | 13,415 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 103 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ray Garofalo |
31.4% | 4,249 | |
| Democratic | Chad Lauga |
27.4% | 3,714 | |
| Republican | Michael Bayham | 24% | 3,255 | |
| Democratic | Cullen Tonry | 17.2% | 2,325 | |
| Total Votes | 13,543 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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