BATON ROUGE — As the qualifying period for the May 16 primary approached its end, several prominent names qualified for the Louisiana elections as of Friday afternoon.

The three-day qualifying period expires at the close of business Friday. Several top races will have party primaries this year after lawmakers changed the way Louisiana chooses members of its congressional delegation and some state offices.

In addition to the U.S. Senate seat and all six congressional seats, the ballot this year includes spots on the Louisiana Supreme Court, Public Service Commission and Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The Secretary of State's office lists candidates as they qualify.

As of Friday afternoon, these people have qualified for major offices:

U.S. Senate
Jamie Davis of Ferriday (D)
John Fleming of Minden (R)
Mark Spencer of Belle Chasse (R)
Julia Letlow of Baton Rouge (R)

1st Congressional District
Lauren Jewett of Metairie (D)
Randall Arrington of Ponchatoula (R)
Steve Scalise of Jefferson (R)

2nd Congressional District
Troy Carter Sr. of New Orleans (D)

3rd Congressional District
John Day of Lake Charles (D)
Tia LeBrun of Sulphur (D)
Clay Higgins of Lafayette (R)

4th Congressional District
Conrad Cable of Farmerville (D)
"Matt" Gromlich of Greenwood (D)
Mike Johnson of Bossier City (R)
Joshua Morott of Benton (R)
Mike Nichols of Pitkin (R)

5th Congressional District
Jessee Fleenor of Loranger (D)
Larry Foy of Winnsboro (D)
Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia of Walker (D)
Dan McKay of Bunkie (D)
Misti Cordell of West Monroe (R)
Michael Echols of Monroe (R)
Rick Edmonds of Monroe (R)
Austin Magee of Franklinton (R)
Michael Mebruer of St. Francisville (R)
Blake Miguez of New Iberia (R)
Samuel "Sammy" Wyatt of Denham Springs (R)

6th Congressional District
Cleo Fields of Baton Rouge (D)
Monique Appeaning of St. George (R)
Larry Davis of Livingston (R)
Christian "Chris" Johnson of Greenwell Springs (R)
Peter Williams of Lettsworth (R)

Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 1
William "Billy" Burris of Covington (R)
Blair Downing Edwards of Hammond (R)

Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 3
Cade R. Cole of New Orleans (R)

Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court District 4
Jay B. McCallum of Farmerville (R)

Public Service Commission District 1
Connie Norris of Slidell (D)
Stephanie Hilferty of New Orleans (R)
"Big John" Mason of Metairie (R)
Mark Wright of Covington (R)
John Young of Metairie (R)

Public Service Commission District 5
James Edward Green of Shreveport (D)
John E. Atkins of Shreveport (R)
Aiden C. Joyner of West Monroe (R)

Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1
Angela Hershey of Madisonville (D)
Joseph Cao of Harvey (R)
Ellie Schroder of Abita Springs (R)