Qualifiers for April 6 election

Below are the candidates who qualified as of Thursday for various races on the April. 6 ballot, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State Office’s website. Qualifying ends at 5 p.m. Friday. The runoff election, if needed, is May 4. Candidates wishing to submit statements of candidacy to The Advocate must do so no later than Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. by contacting the suburban bureau chiefs or Metro Editor Vicki Ferstel at vferstel@theadvocate.com.

D = Democrat

R = Republican

L = Libertarian

O = Other party

N = No party listed

COURT OF APPEAL

1st Circuit

DISTRICT 3, DIVISION C

(East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes)

Jerry Denton, R-Denham Springs

Ernest G. “Ernie” Drake Jr., R-Ponchatoula

DISTRICT JUDGE

22nd Judicial District

(St. Tammany Parish)

DIVISION G

Scott Gardner, R

Alan A. Zaunbrecher, R

ASCENSION PARISH

Sorrento Mayor

Mike Lambert, R

Wilson R. Longanecker Sr., D

Sorrento Police Chief

Jay P. LeBlanc, N

Earl Theriot Jr., D

Sorrento Town Council

(5 to be elected)

Milton “Needlenose” Vicknair, D

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH

Zachary Community School Board

DISTRICT 7

Boyce Smith Jr., N

EAST FELICIANA PARISH

Justice of the Peace

DISTRICT 3

Sissy Burge, N

Constable Justice of the Peace

DISTRICT 2

Clifton “Cliff” Morris, O

Wilson Mayor

Marilyn Broadway, D

IBERVILLE PARISH

School Board

DISTRICT N

Earthley Batiste, D

LIVINGSTON PARISH

Albany Aldermen

(2 to be elected)

Wayne Kreko, R

Murphy Martin Jr., D

Randy McAlister, D

S. Gerald Stilley, D

Killan Mayor

Craig McGehee, R

Killan Aldermen

(5 to be elected)

Vince T. Deliberto Jr., O

Springfield Mayor

Charles Martin, D

Springfield Aldermen

(5 to be elected)

Johnny Vicknair III, D