2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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All 6 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 2

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 6 U.S. representatives from the State of Louisiana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

District 1

See also: Louisiana's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in the suburbs of New Orleans, spanning from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta. The incumbent is Republican Steve Scalise, who was re-elected with 66.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Steve Scalise, incumbent U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader ^[2]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Steve Scalise (R)	$4,699,078	$3,052,608	$5,777,622
Source: Federal Election Commission [3]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lauren Jewett, special education teacher ^[4]

Filed paperwork

• Candida Pagel ^[5]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 2

See also: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. The incumbent is Democrat Troy Carter, who was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[10]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Troy Carter (D)	$452,981	$540,550	$421,849
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Ray Smith, former U.S. Army pilot, intelligence analyst, and law enforcement officer ^[12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid D	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

District 3

See also: Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana, taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette. The incumbent is Republican Clay Higgins, who was re-elected with 70.6% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[13]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Clay Higgins (R)	$339,945	$158,306	$506,207
Source: Federal Election Commission [14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 4

See also: Louisiana's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana, taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The incumbent is Republican and current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who was re-elected with 85.8% of the vote against another Republican in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Mike Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House ^[15]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mike Johnson (R)	$8,689,382	$3,220,247	$6,721,512
Source: Federal Election Commission [16]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Conrad Cable, farmer ^[17]

Filed paperwork

• Josh Morott, Republican runner up for this district in 2024 (also filed to run as a Republican candidate for the 2026 US Senate election in Louisiana) ^{[18] [19]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 5

See also: Louisiana's 5th congressional district

The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana. The incumbent is Republican Julia Letlow, who was re-elected with 62.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[20]

Endorsements

Julia Letlow

Organizations

• Maggie's List ^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Julia Letlow (R)	$449,471	$275,848	$1,520,390
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	September 26, 2025

District 6

See also: Louisiana's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses much of Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Lafayette. The incumbent, Democrat Cleo Fields, was elected with 50.8% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Cleo Fields, incumbent U.S. representative ^[23]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Cleo Fields (D)	$239,202	$185,109	$91,533
Source: Federal Election Commission [24]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Chris Johnson ^[25]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid D	March 13, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 15, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe D	September 26, 2025

References

1. "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849634". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
3. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 01". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
4. Hilburn, Greg (October 20, 2025). "Special education teacher campaigns against Majority Leader Steve Scalise as special ed gutted". Shreveport Times . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
5. "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1875945".
6. "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
7. "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
8. "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
9. "The 2026 House Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
10. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1860439". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
11. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 02". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
12. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1923032". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
13. Badeaux, Lilianna (March 20, 2025). "Congressman Clay Higgins announced he will not run for Senator in 2026". KLFY.com. Retrieved April 11, 2025. Many expected Congressman Clay Higgins would campaign for this position but earlier today, Higgins released a statement where he expressed his intent to stay in the House.
14. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 03". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
15. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1878296". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
16. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 04". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
17. Hilburn, Greg (September 2, 2025). "Louisiana Democratic 'dirt row farmer' targets Speaker Mike Johnson in 2026 election". Shreveport Times. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
18. "MOROTT, JOSHUA FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1904325".
19. "Joshua Morott FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1900260".
20. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1856846". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
21. "Maggie's List Announces First Round of U.S. House Endorsements". maggieslist.org. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
22. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 05". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
23. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1849056". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
24. "2026 Election United States House - Louisiana - District 06". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
25. "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1883648".

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Lauren Jewett (D)
• Steve Scalise (R)

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Troy Carter (D)

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Clay Higgins (R)

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Conrad Cable (D)
• Mike Johnson (R)

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Julia Letlow (R)

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Cleo Fields (D)
• Chris Johnson (R)