The Green Papers: Louisiana 2025 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:4,661,468 (1.50% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:8(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
Capital:Baton Rouge
 

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Louisiana State and Local Government


There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.

  • Elections for Governor and statewide officers are held every 4 years. Primary elections shall be on the 3rd to last Saturday in October and general elections shall be on the 5th Saturday after the primary.
  • Congressional elections are held every two years. The primary is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the run-off (where necessary) is held 32 days thereafter (on the first Saturday after the first Wednesday in December).

Candidates can withdraw until poll closing time on election day. Should a candidate withdraw after the ballots are printed, votes cast for that candidate are not counted.

Louisiana does not permit write-ins.


17 January 2024: Governor Jeff Landry signed HB 17 which changes congressional primary nominations to be by party.

15 May 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to use the U.S. House districts boundaries with 2 majority-black districts, as set in April 2024, for the 2024 Elections. [Robinson v Callais, 23A994]

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator  William M. "Bill" Cassidy
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (15, 1 write-in)
  Candidate Republican     Randall Steven "Randy" Arrington
• FEC S6LA00516 or S6LA00524

• FEC S6LA00516
  Candidate Democratic     Tracie Burke
• FEC S6LA00607
  Candidate Republican     Senator  William M. "Bill" Cassidy
• FEC S4LA00107; 30 Sep 25; Tot $4,060,451; Dsb $1,135,519
  Candidate Democratic     Jamie Davis
• FEC S6LA00615
  Candidate Republican     Tracy Collene Dendy
• FEC S6LA00599
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Julie Cathryn Emerson
• FEC S6LA00581
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• FEC S6LA00318; 30 Sep 25; Tot $6,608,674; Dsb $4,548,193
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Lee "Chris" Holder
• FEC S6LA00490
  Candidate Republican     Xan John
• FEC S6LA00508
  Candidate Write-in     Jamie LaBranche
• America Party

• FEC S6LA00557
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Blake Miguez
• FEC S6LA00540; 30 Sep 25; Tot $3,037,893; Dsb $490,918
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josh" Morott
• 12 July 2025: Filed with the FEC H4LA04034 for US House District 4 as a Democrat.
17 July 2025: Filed with the FEC S6LA00565 for US Senate Class 2 as a Republican.
1 August 2025: Filed with the FEC H4LA04034 for US House District 4 as a Republican.

• FEC S6LA00565
  Candidate Republican     St. Tammany Parish Council Member  Kathy W. Seiden
• FEC S6LA00573
  Candidate Republican     Public Service Commissioner  Eric Skrmetta
  Candidate Democratic     Jabarie Walker
• FEC S6LA00623 or S6LA00631 or S6LA00649

• FEC S6LA00623
  Candidate Republican     Samuel Lee "Sammy" Wyatt
• FEC S6LA00532; 30 Sep 25; Tot $215,318; Dsb $208,609

Class 3 Republican Senator  John Neely Kennedy
• First elected to the office of state Treasurer as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016, 2022.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor  "Jeff" Landry
• First elected: 2023
• Chair up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Elected separately from Governor.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor  William "Billy" Nungesser
• First elected: 2015, re-elected: 2019, 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027

119th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Undetermined);
2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress  Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
• First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Lauren Jewett
• FEC H6LA01258; 30 Sep 25; Tot $8,223; Dsb $871
  Candidate Democratic     Donna Faye Major
• FEC H6LA01266
  Candidate Democratic     Candida Pearll Pagel
• FEC H6LA01241
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
• FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 25; Tot $6,004,334; Dsb $5,130,167

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Troy A. Carter, Sr.
• First elected: 24 April 2021 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)].
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Troy A. Carter, Sr.
• FEC H2LA02149; 30 Sep 25; Tot $690,586; Dsb $677,220
  Candidate Democratic     Devin Davis
  Candidate Republican     Carl Ray "Ray" Smith, Jr.
• FEC H6LA02249

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress  Clay Higgins
• First elected: 2016.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Clay Higgins
• FEC H6LA03148; 30 Sep 25; Tot $478,246; Dsb $307,206
  Candidate Democratic     Tia Marie LeBrun
• FEC H2LA03105; 30 Sep 25; Tot $0; Dsb $325

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress  James Michael "Mike" Johnson
• First elected: 2016.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Conrad Roberts Cable
• 1 July 2025: Filed to run in 2025.

• FEC H6LA04187; 30 Sep 25; Tot $23,653; Dsb $3,329
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew "Matt" Gromlich
• FEC H6LA04195
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  James Michael "Mike" Johnson
• FEC H6LA04138; 30 Sep 25; Tot $11,418,343; Dsb $4,867,516
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josh" Morott
• 12 July 2025: Filed with the FEC H4LA04034 for US House District 4 as a Democrat.
17 July 2025: Filed with the FEC S6LA00565 for US Senate Class 2 as a Republican.
1 August 2025: Filed with the FEC H4LA04034 for US House District 4 as a Republican.

• FEC H4LA04034
 13 November 2024: The U.S. House Republican's nominated Mike Johnson for Speaker in the 119th Congress.

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress  Julia Letlow
• First elected: 20 March 2021 in a Special Election [re: passing of Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow (Republican)]
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Larry Davis, III
• FEC H6LA05168
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Julia Letlow
• FEC H2LA05126; 30 Sep 25; Tot $1,657,029; Dsb $708,802

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress  Cleo Fields
• First elected: 2024.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Cleo Fields
• FEC H4LA06211; 30 Sep 25; Tot $239,202; Dsb $185,109
  Candidate Republican     Christian Rashad "Chris" Johnson
• 19 March 2025: Filed with the FEC for the 2025 election.

• FEC H6LA06141

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Secretary of State  Nancy Landry
• First elected: 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Attorney General  Elizabeth Baker "Liz" Murrill
• First elected: 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Treasurer  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• First elected: 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027
• 4 December 2024: Candidate for U.S. Senate Class 2 in 2026.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner  Michael G. "Mike" Strain
• First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Insurance Commissioner  "Tim" Temple
• First elected: 2023
• Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
 • Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 12 candidates
 • Republican: 13 incumbents, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative USA
 • Justice Party
Independents
 • Independent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
 • Geaux Vote
 • Louisiana Secretary of State
 • Louisiana Secretary of State
Democratic
 • Louisiana Democratic Party
Republican
 • The Republican Party of Louisiana
Third Party
 • Conservative Party USA Louisiana
 • Constitution Party of Louisiana
 • Green Party of Louisiana
 • Justice Party of Louisiana
 • Libertarian Party of Louisiana
 • Louisiana Independent Party
 • The Libertarian Party Of Louisiana
Media & others
 • American Press - Lake Charles
 • Bossier Press-Tribune
 • Crowley Post Signal
 • KATC TV - Lafayette
 • Louisiana Politics by John Maginnis
 • Louisiana Progress - Baton Rouge
 • Louisiana Radio Network
 • NewsLink.org - Louisiana
 • Politics1.com - Louisiana
 • St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune
 • The Daily & Sunday Star - Hammond
 • The Daily Review - Morgan City
 • The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
 • The Times-Picayune - nola.com - New Orleans
 • WABF TV - CBS - Baton Rouge
 • WWL AM - New Orleans
 • WWL AM - New Orleans

 


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