It's election time in Lafayette. Here's what to know.

William Taylor Potter, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
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Voting for statewide races — including governor, attorney general and others — as well as more than a dozen local races in Lafayette Parish has officially kicked off, with nearly 3,700 Lafayette voters going to the polls on the first day of early voting.

Early voting for the Oct. 14 election, which includes statewide races for Louisiana’s biggest political offices and legislative races, as well as races for city council, parish council, school board and other local offices, kicked off this weekend and runs through Saturday.

Here’s what you need to know before going to the polls:

How long does early voting last, and where are the polls located?

Early voting will run through Oct. 7, with polls open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lafayette Parish has three locations for early voting: the registrar of voters office at 1010 Lafayette St., Suite 313 in Lafayette, the Martin Luther King Recreation Center at 309 Cora St. in Lafayette and the East Regional Library at 215 La Neuville Rd. in Youngsville.

When is the actual election day?

Election day will be Oct. 14. For voting on election day, voters need to go to the voting location assigned to their precinct. For more information on finding designated voting locations, check the Louisiana Secretary of State website.

Who’s on the ballot?

Here’s what all is on the ballot in Lafayette Parish, though not all races will be on every voter’s ballot, depending on where they live in the parish. Voters can see their specific sample ballots on the Louisiana Secretary of State website.

Governor

  • Benjamin Barnes (IND)

  • Patrick Henry “Dat” Barthel (REP)

  • Daniel M. “Danny” Cole (DEM)

  • Xavier Ellis (REP)

  • “Keitron” Gagnon (NOPTY)

  • Sharon W. Hewitt (REP)

  • Jeffery Istre (IND)

  • “Xan” John (REP)

  • “Jeff” Landry (REP)

  • Hunter Lundy (IND)

  • Richard Nelson (REP)

  • John Schroder (REP)

  • Frank Scurlock (IND)

  • Stephen “Wags” Waguespack (REP)

  • Shawn D. Wilson (DEM)

Lieutenant Governor

  • Elbert Guillory (REP)

  • “Tami” Hotard (REP)

  • Willie Jones (DEM)

  • William “Billy” Nungesser (REP)

  • Bruce Payton (IND)

  • Gary Rispone (NOPTY)

Secretary of State

  • “Gwen” Collins-Greenup (DEM)

  • “Mike” Francis (REP)

  • Amanda “Smith” Jennings (OTHER)

  • Thomas J. Kennedy III (REP)

  • Nancy Landry (REP)

  • Arthur A. Morrell (DEM)

  • Clay Schexnayder (REP)

  • Brandon Trosclair (REP)

Attorney General

  • Lindsey Cheek (DEM)

  • “Marty” Maley (REP)

  • “Liz” Baker Murrill (REP)

  • John Stefanski (REP)

  • Perry Walker Terrebonne (DEM)

Treasurer

  • John Fleming (REP)

  • Dustin Granger (DEM)

  • Scott McKnight (REP)

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education - District 7

  • Cathy S. Banks (REP)

  • Kevin M. Berken (REP)

  • Erick Knezek (REP)

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education - District 8

  • Preston Castille (DEM)

  • Dolores “DeeDee” Cormier-Zenon (DEM)

State Senate - District 22

  • Hugh Andre (REP)

  • Dexter T. Latham (IND)

  • Blake Miguez (REP)

  • Melinda Narcisse “Mel” Mitchell (DEM)

  • Phanat “PX” Xanamane (DEM)

State House of Representatives - District 31

  • Jonathan Goudeau I (REP)

  • Troy Hebert (REP)

State House of Representatives - District 39

  • Julie Emerson (REP)

  • Mckinley James, Jr. (DEM)

State House of Representatives - District 42

  • Chance Henry (REP)

  • Douglas J. “Doug” LaCombe (REP)

State House of Representatives - District 43

  • “Josh” Carlson (REP)

  • Ludwig Gelobter (DEM)

State House of Representatives - District 44

  • Tehmi Chassion (DEM)

  • Patrick “Pat” Lewis (DEM)

  • Ravis K. Martinez (DEM)

State House of Representatives - District 45

  • Jupiter Leblanc (NOPTY)

  • Paul “Scott” LeBleu (DEM)

  • Brach Myers (REP)

State House of Representatives - District 48

  • “Beau” Beaullieu (REP)

  • David Levy (DEM)

State House of Representatives - District 49

  • Sanders “Sandy” Derise (REP)

  • David Eaton (REP)

  • Jacob Landry (REP)

District Judge - 15th Judicial District Court

  • Cynthia Simon Spadoni (REP)

  • David Way (REP)

Assessor

  • Walter Campbell (REP)

  • Justin Centanni (REP)

City-Parish Mayor-President

  • Monique Blanco Boulet (REP)

  • “Josh” Guillory (REP)

  • Jan Swift (REP)

Lafayette Parish Council - District 2

  • Sidney Morales (REP)

  • Donald E. Richard (REP)

Lafayette Parish Council - District 3

  • Terry Hughes (REP)

  • Jeremy Monts (REP)

  • Kenneth “Ken” Stansbury (REP)

Lafayette Parish Council - District 5

  • Clyde Gabriel (DEM)

  • Abraham “AB” Rubin (DEM)

  • Kerry Jamal Williams (IND)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 1

  • David LeJeune (REP)

  • Mary Morrison (DEM)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 2

  • Chad Desormeaux (REP)

  • Stasia Herbert-McZeal (DEM)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 3

  • Joshua Edmond (DEM)

  • Emilie Lewis Duhon (DEM)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 4

  • Michelle Living (DEM)

  • Amy Trahan (DEM)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 6

  • Roddy Bergeron (REP)

  • Sam Taulli, Jr. (IND)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 7

  • Kate Bailey Labue (REP)

  • Grant Quinlan (REP)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 8

  • Hannah Smith Mason (REP)

  • Holly Sanders (REP)

Lafayette Parish School Board - District 9

  • Linton Broussard, Jr. (REP)

  • Jeremy Hidalgo (REP)

  • Brandon Rodrigue (REP)

Lafayette City Council - District 1

  • Elroy Broussard (DEM)

  • Rickey Hardy (IND)

  • Kristopher J. Harrison (IND)

  • Melissa Matthieu-Robichaux (REP)

Lafayette City Council - District 2

  • Shelby Arabie (REP)

  • “Andy” Naquin (REP)

Lafayette City Council - District 4

  • Thomas Hooks (REP)

  • Julie LeBlanc (REP)

Lafayette City Council - District 5

  • Kenneth Boudreaux (DEM)

  • Nureaka Ross (DEM)

Youngsville City Council - District A

  • Shannon Bares (REP)

  • Ann Istre (REP)

Constitutional Amendment No. 1 – Prohibits the use of private funds in the administration of elections

  • Yes

  • No

Constitutional Amendment No. 2 – Provides that the freedom of worship is a fundamental right worthy of the highest protection

  • Yes

  • No

Constitutional Amendment No. 3 – Dedicates certain payments to be applied to the state retirement system unfunded accrued liability

  • Yes

  • No

Constitutional Amendment No. 4 – Restricts ad valorem tax exemptions for certain nonprofit organizations

  • Yes

  • No

City of Scott Proposition No. 1 – 5% hotel occupancy tax

  • Yes

  • No

City of Scott Proposition No. 2 – 1% sales and use tax

  • Yes

  • No

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This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Early voting begins in Lafayette Parish for Oct. 14 primary election