2026 elections / Louisiana

Louisiana’s 5th District

General election Nov 3, 2026 · 28 days away · 11 candidates filed

Open seatNew district lines. R +34.0 for president in 2024, on the new lines The Downballot (2024 presidential results on 2026 districts)Raised: Michael Charles Echols $3.0M · Misti Smith Cordell $556K

From public records: candidates and money from FEC filings; the last result and the ballot link to their own sources · How we measure

Julia Letlow’s record

Full profile

Participation

94%

Chamber median 98%

Party unity

100%

Chamber median 98%

Cross-party agreement

11%

Chamber median 12%

Ideology score

+0.43

Chamber median +0.19

119th Congress, from Voteview roll calls. One-page brief

After Louisiana redrew its map, the May 16 party primaries for the U.S. House were cancelled. November 3 is an all-candidate primary for this seat; if no one wins a majority, the top two meet in a runoff on December 12. Source

Candidates

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
RMichael Charles EcholsOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$3.0M	$1.1M
RMisti Smith CordellOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$556K	$149K
RSamuel Lee WyattOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$300K	$0
DDan McKayOpen seat	Democratic Party	Open seat	$90K	$-19K
RDixon McMakinOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$63K	$0
RMichael Gabriel FirmentOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$49K	$48K
DTania NymanOpen seat	Democratic Party	Open seat	$33K	$12K
RStewart Cathey Jr.Open seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$14K	$13K
RAustin MageeOpen seat	Republican Party	Open seat	$9K	$1K
DLarry W FoyOpen seat	Democratic Party	Open seat	$7K	$-332
DJessee FleenorOpen seat	Democratic Party	Open seat	—	—

Everyone registered with the FEC for this seat who has raised money and has not been marked inactive, sorted by money raised. Candidates who lost a primary can still appear until they close their campaign committee; nominees for this race are not yet marked.