Louisiana District 5, U.S. House
Open seat.
Currently represents this district: Julia Letlow. Running for U.S. Senate in 2026.
District lines changed for 2026. Louisiana Act 2 of 2026
Louisiana Secretary of State: “The election for the House will be held on the Nov. 3, 2026, open primary election ballot. A general election, if necessary, will be held Dec. 12, 2026.” Louisiana Secretary of State
Candidates on the certified ballot
| Candidate | Grade | Party | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cathey Jr. | Republican | Candidate | |
| Misti Cordell | Republican | Candidate | |
| Oscar "Omar" Dantzler | Republican | Candidate | |
| Michael Echols | Republican | Candidate | |
| "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Candidate | |
| Austin Magee | Republican | Candidate | |
| Dan McKay | Democratic | Candidate | |
| Patricia "Pat" Moore | Democratic | Candidate | |
| Antonio Wilson | Democratic | Candidate |
Alphabetical by surname.
Money
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | From individuals | Organizations & tribes | From PACs | Outside spending (for / against) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cathey Jr. | $14K | $13Kas of July 18, 2026 | $14K | $0 | $0 | $100K / $0 |
| Misti Cordell | $349K | $149Kas of July 18, 2026 | $337K | $0 | $13K | $35K / $0 |
| Oscar "Omar" Dantzler | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Echols | $515K | $1.1Mas of July 18, 2026 | $440K | $62K | $14K | $100K / $85K |
| "Gabe" Firment | $49K | $48Kas of July 18, 2026 | $46K | $3K | $0 | $0 / $0 |
| Austin Magee | $9K | $59as of September 30, 2026 | $8K | $1K | $0 | $0 / $0 |
| Dan McKay | $48K | -$19Kas of July 18, 2026 | $48K | $0 | $0 | $0 / $0 |
| Patricia "Pat" Moore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2026 cycle, per FEC filings. The thin bars compare candidates within this race. Raised covers the 2026 cycle. Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier campaigns. A negative cash-on-hand figure is the amount the campaign reported to the FEC. “—”: no FEC financial report on file for this candidate.
Sources
- FEC bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball), candidate-committee linkages (ccl), committees (cm), candidates (cn), individual contributions (indiv), committee contributions (pas2), independent expenditures (schedule_e). Files dated October 4, 2026 to October 14, 2026. Money is computed with the same functions as member pages. FEC bulk data
- Grades and member records: Congress.gov roll-call votes, YourRepRecord grades computed October 16, 2026. Congress.gov
- Candidate list: Louisiana Secretary of State, fetched October 13, 2026. official list
- District lines: Louisiana Act 2 of 2026.