2026 midterms · Louisiana
Louisiana Senate
U.S. Senate · primary Aug 15, 2026 · runoff Sep 19, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- candidates
- 3
- Democrats
- 1
- Republicans
- 2
candidates advanced
Jamie Davis (D), John Fleming Jr. (R) and Julia Letlow (R) advanced from the primary held on Aug 15, 2026 (runoff Sep 19, 2026). The general election is on Nov 3, 2026.
The candidates
Three candidates recorded as advancing from the primary. Three challengers. William Cassidy (R), who holds the seat now, is not on the list of those advancing.
Status is the FEC’s: an incumbent holds the seat, a challenger runs against one, and an open seat has no incumbent running. The lab records a primary’s result once it is official; candidates who did not advance are no longer listed.
Democrats
Challenger · advanced from the primary · no statements on file · $5.0M raised
Republicans
Challenger · advanced from the primary · no statements on file · $12.3M raised
Challenger · advanced from the primary · no statements on file · $7.1M raised · official profile
Holds the seat now: William Cassidy (R), not among the candidates recorded as advancing.
Notes
What they say
No candidate in this race has 10 or more classified statements. There is nothing to compare yet.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; each bar is the share of a candidate’s statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do the candidates’ statements compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; grey tick: median of ranked Senate candidates
No candidate in this race has 10 or more classified statements.
The five kinds of statement
Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.
Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).
Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.
Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.
Candidates with fewer than 10 classified statements are left out. The grey tick is the median of the ranked Senate candidates (50 or more statements), for scale.
Money
Reported receipts range from $5.0M to $12.3M. All three candidates have campaign-finance figures from the FEC.
Totals each campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle: money raised, money spent and cash on hand at the end of the latest filing.
How much has each candidate raised?
Total receipts reported to the FEC, with cash on hand
- John Fleming Jr.$12.3M$5,358 on hand
- Julia Letlow$7.1M$443.2K on hand
- Jamie Davis$5.0M$1.3M on hand
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Individuals | PACs | Party committees | Own money | Candidate loans | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fleming Jr. | R | $12.3M | $12.4M | $5,358 | $4.6M | $750.4K | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $11.6M | — |
| Julia Letlow | R | $7.1M | $6.6M | $443.2K | $0 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $62.0K | $0 | $0 | — |
| Jamie Davis | D | $5.0M | $3.8M | $1.3M | $54.0K | $4.9M | $10.0K | $1,000 | $0 | $54.0K | — |