2026 midterms · State
Louisiana
Primary Aug 15, 2026 · runoff Sep 19, 2026 · Closed party primaries · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 7
- candidates listed
- 26
- statements classified
- 66,915
races tracked
6 House, 1 Senate and 0 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race is on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- Jamie DavisDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- John Fleming Jr.RChallenger · advanced
- Julia LetlowRChallenger · advanced · official profile
House races
Six House races, no with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
No result recorded
Democrats
- Lauren JewettDChallenger
- Donna MajorDChallenger
- Candida PagelDChallenger
Republicans
- Steve ScaliseRIncumbent · official profile
2nd District
No result recorded
Democrats
- Troy Carter Sr.DIncumbent · official profile
Republicans
None listed
3rd District
No result recorded
Democrats
- Tia LebrunDChallenger
Republicans
- Clay HigginsRIncumbent · official profile
4th District
No result recorded
Democrats
- Conrad CableDChallenger
- Matthew GromlichDChallenger
Republicans
- James JohnsonRIncumbent · official profile
- Joshua MorottRChallenger
5th District
No result recorded
Democrats
- Larry FoyDChallenger
Republicans
- Stewart Cathey Jr.RChallenger
- Misti CordellRChallenger
- Julia LetlowRIncumbent · official profile
What the candidates say
14 of Louisiana’s 27 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 12 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their 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 Louisiana’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| William Cassidy | R | Senate | Incumbent | 21,176 | 1.0% | 23% | 67% | 8.1% | 19% |
| Lauren Jewett | D | 1st District | Challenger | 100 | 0% | 1.0% | 41% | 0% | 6.0% |
| Steve Scalise | R | 1st District | Incumbent | 13,059 | 5.3% | 22% | 64% | 4.2% | 16% |
| Troy Carter Sr. | D | 2nd District | Incumbent | 10,184 | 0.7% | 9.5% | 58% | 6.9% | 24% |
| Clay Higgins | R | 3rd District | Incumbent | 4,361 | 4.0% | 16% | 58% | 3.2% | 19% |