The 2026 Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education special election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the member from the 1st district on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Primary elections was held on May 16, with runoff taken place on June 27.
The winner will complete the term won in 2023 by Paul Hollis, who resigned in 2025 to become Director of the United States Mint. Incumbent appointee Board of Elementary and Secondary Education member and former U.S. Representative Joseph Cao is running in this election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Joseph Cao, incumbent board member
Eliminated in runoff Ellie Schroder, education manager
Eliminated in primary Michael Hollis, businessman
Results
Runoff results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Angela Hershey, retired teacher
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