Louisiana District 5

LA-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Runoff: Saturday, December 12, 2026

Full calendar and every race: Louisiana primary guide

Race Overview

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

These polls test pre-primary pairings. The primary is Tuesday, November 3, 2026; nominees are not locked. The PollingSource average is an average of those polls, not a forecast.

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Primary field — nominees are not locked until Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Julia Letlow

Julia Letlow Incumbent

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

Dan McKay

Democrat
Total Raised: $90,000
Cash on Hand: $-19,056

Lindsay Garcia

Democrat
Total Raised: $65,473
Cash on Hand: $36,348

Tania Nyman

Democrat
Total Raised: $33,124
Cash on Hand: $12,104

Austin Magee

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

Blake Miguez

Republican
Total Raised: $6,612,410
Cash on Hand: $2,032,592

Dixon McMakin

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

Michael Charles Echols

Republican
Total Raised: $2,979,894
Cash on Hand: $1,081,639

Michael Edward Mebruer

Republican
Total Raised: $37,765
Cash on Hand: $1,010

Michael Gabriel Firment

Republican
Total Raised: $49,006
Cash on Hand: $47,572

Misti Smith Cordell

Republican
Total Raised: $555,686
Cash on Hand: $148,773

Rick Edmonds

Republican
Total Raised: $530,592
Cash on Hand: $323,040

Samuel Lee Wyatt

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

Stewart Cathey Jr

Republican
Total Raised: $13,500
Cash on Hand: $13,165

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

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Who is winning the 2026 LA-05 House race?

The primary is Tuesday, November 3, 2026; nominees are not locked. Listed poll pairings are pre-primary tests, not a general-election matchup. There is no PollingSource average for a locked general pairing yet.

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 30 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.

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