2026 Louisiana Public Service Commission election

2026 Louisiana Public Service Commission election
November 3, 2026
2 of 5 seats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission
3 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Republican Democratic
Current seats 3 2
Seats needed Steady Increase 1

The 2026 Louisiana Public Service Commission election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect 2 of 5 members to the Louisiana Public Service Commission. Primary elections were held on May 16 and primary runoff elections were held on June 27 in races where no candidate received 50% of the vote.

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Wallace Cooper II[2]
  • John Mason, criminal defense attorney[3]
  • Mark Wright, majority leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives (2024โ€“present) from the 77th district (2017โ€“present)[3]
Declined

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Young 29,801 31.24
Republican Stephanie Hilferty 26,500 27.78
Republican Mark Wright 22,791 23.89
Republican Wallace Cooper II 9,485 9.94
Republican John Mason 6,819 7.15
Total votes 95,396 100.00

Runoff

Results
Republican primary runoff results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephanie Hilferty 49,047 62.48
Republican John Young 29,459 37.52
Total votes 78,506 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Connie Norris, retired teacher[7]

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Austin Lawson, restaurant worker[9]
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Green 44,078 76.24
Democratic Austin Lawson 13,735 23.76
Total votes 57,813 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Aiden Joyner, political science student[7]

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Atkins 67,436 88.37
Republican Aiden Joyner 8,878 11.63
Total votes 76,314 100.00

References

  1. โ†‘ Muller, Wesley (February 9, 2026). "Stephanie Hilferty enters Public Service Commission race focused on energy costs". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Barr, Sarah Gray (March 3, 2026). "Louisiana Public Service Commission candidates speak to voters at summit". WBRZ. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 O'Donoghue, Julie (February 12, 2026). "Who's running so far in Louisiana's party primary elections". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  4. โ†‘ Bruhl, Allison (February 17, 2026). "Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta drops US Senate bid, backs Julia Letlow". WNTZ. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  6. โ†‘ "Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Larose, Greg (February 11, 2026). "Trump endorsements in Louisiana congressional races pit Republicans against each other". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  8. โ†‘ Robinson, Ian (February 5, 2026). "Shreveport councilman James Green announces bid for Louisiana Public Service Commissioner". Shreveport Times. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  9. โ†‘ Quigley, Charles (February 11, 2026). "Candidate qualifying ends across Louisiana; see who could be on your ballot in May". KNOE. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  10. โ†‘ "Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  11. โ†‘ Hilburn, Greg (February 11, 2026). "Shreveport PSC candidate won't accept campaign donations from utilities". Shreveport Times. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
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