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Louisiana District 5

LA-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Runoff: Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Julia Letlow
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+18

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow Incumbent

Republican
Total Raised: $2,004,227
Cash on Hand: $2,445,060

Dan McKay

Democrat
Total Raised: $83,511
Cash on Hand: $-20,919

Lindsay Garcia

Democrat
Total Raised: $62,285
Cash on Hand: $37,546

Tania Nyman

Democrat
Total Raised: $33,080
Cash on Hand: $12,194

Austin Magee

Republican
Total Raised: $8,939
Cash on Hand: $1,284

Blake Miguez

Republican
Total Raised: $6,564,561
Cash on Hand: $2,052,733

Dixon McMakin

Republican
Total Raised: $63,405
Cash on Hand: $0

Michael Echols

Republican
Total Raised: $2,973,085
Cash on Hand: $1,109,008

Michael Mebruer

Republican
Total Raised: $37,765
Cash on Hand: $1,068

Misti Cordell

Republican
Total Raised: $550,419
Cash on Hand: $143,674

Rick Edmonds

Republican
Total Raised: $522,073
Cash on Hand: $316,796

Samuel Wyatt

Republican
Total Raised: $299,400
Cash on Hand: $2,948

Stewart Cathey

Republican
Total Raised: $5,000
Cash on Hand: $5,000

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

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Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 LA-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 LA-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 90 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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