| The Green Papers: Louisiana 2026 General Election |
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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Party Primary: Saturday 18 April 2026 Party Primary Runoff (2nd Party Primary): Saturday 30 May 2026 Open Primary/ Congressional: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Louisiana will use Closed Party Primaries in 2026 US House and US Senate.
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] Schedule of 2026 Elections from the Secretary of State. Closed Party Primaries in 2026 from the Secretary of State [Act 1 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Legislative Session and Act 640 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session]. 30 October 2025 update. The legislature may be moving the 18 April party primary for the congressional races to 16 May. Primary runoffs would be moved from 30 May to 2 June. The qualifying period would be moved from 14-16 January to 11-13 February. |
| 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 |
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| Candidate list (11, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Republican | Randall Steven "Randy" Arrington • FEC S6LA00516 or S6LA00524 • FEC S6LA00516 |
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Republican | Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • FEC S4LA00107; 30 Sep 25; Tot $4,060,451; Dsb $1,135,519 |
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Republican | state Representative Julie Cathryn Emerson • FEC S6LA00581 |
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Republican | Treasurer John Calvin Fleming, Jr. • FEC S6LA00318; 30 Sep 25; Tot $6,608,674; Dsb $4,548,193 |
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Republican | Christopher Lee "Chris" Holder • FEC S6LA00490 |
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Republican | Xan John • FEC S6LA00508 |
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Write-in | Jamie LaBranche • America Party • FEC S6LA00557 |
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Republican | state Senator Blake Miguez • FEC S6LA00540; 30 Sep 25; Tot $3,037,893; Dsb $490,918 |
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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 |
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Republican | St. Tammany Parish Council Member Kathy W. Seiden • FEC S6LA00573 |
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Republican | Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta | |||
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Republican | Samuel Lee "Sammy" Wyatt • FEC S6LA00532; 30 Sep 25; Tot $215,318; Dsb $208,609 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Lauren Jewett • FEC H6LA01258; 30 Sep 25; Tot $8,223; Dsb $871 |
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Democratic | Candida Pearll Pagel • FEC H6LA01241 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 25; Tot $6,004,334; Dsb $5,130,167 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr. • FEC H2LA02149; 30 Sep 25; Tot $690,586; Dsb $677,220 |
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Democratic | Devin Davis | |||
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Republican | Ray Smith • FEC H6LA02249 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 |
Republican | Member of Congress Clay Higgins • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress Clay Higgins • FEC H6LA03148; 30 Sep 25; Tot $478,246; Dsb $307,206 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Conrad Roberts Cable • 1 July 2025: Filed to run in 2025. • FEC H6LA04187; 30 Sep 25; Tot $23,653; Dsb $3,329 |
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Democratic | Matthew "Matt" Gromlich • FEC H6LA04195 |
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Republican | Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • FEC H6LA04138; 30 Sep 25; Tot $11,418,343; Dsb $4,867,516 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress Julia Letlow • FEC H2LA05126; 30 Sep 25; Tot $1,657,029; Dsb $708,802 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Cleo Fields • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Cleo Fields • FEC H4LA06211; 30 Sep 25; Tot $239,202; Dsb $185,109 |
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Republican | Christian Rashad "Chris" Johnson • 19 March 2025: Filed with the FEC for the 2025 election. • FEC H6LA06141 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, 7 candidates | |
| • Republican: 13 incumbents, 18 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. |
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