Louisiana 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate
May 16 2026
Completed
Runoff held: Jun 27, 2026
SENATE ONLY — first closed party primary under HB 17 (2024). Cassidy defeated (3rd, 24.8%): Letlow 44.8 / Fleming 28.3 advanced (R); Davis and Crockett advanced (D).
U.S. House
Nov 3 2026
17 days away
Runoff: Dec 12, 2026
HOUSE ONLY — jungle primary (all parties, one ballot; majority wins outright, else Dec 12 runoff). House reverted to the old system after Louisiana v. Callais forced new maps (Landry postponed the May 16 house primaries 20260430). Senate used the new closed primaries May 16 — separate rows.

★ U.S. Senate Lean R

Incumbent: R Bill Cassidy

Democrat

Gary Crockett $350,000 raised
Jamie Davis Nominee $4,015,530 raised
Nicholas Albares $143,284 raised

Republican

Bill Cassidy $6,701,121 raised
John C. Fleming Jr $12,336,653 raised
Julia Letlow Nominee $6,979,082 raised
Mark Spencer $5,421 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Runoff

Held June 27, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Jamie Davis ✓ 156,782 79.9%
Gary Crockett 39,419 20.1%

Republican Runoff

Held June 27, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Julia Letlow ✓ 179,996 56.9%
John Fleming 136,589 43.1%

★ U.S. House 6 districts

LA-01 District 1 Safe R R Steve Scalise
Steve Scalise (R) Incumbent Lauren Jewett (D)
Details →
LA-02 District 2 Safe D D Troy Carter
Troy Carter (D) Incumbent
Details →
LA-03 District 3 Safe R R Clay Higgins
Clay Higgins (R) Incumbent John David Day (D) Tia Marie Lebrun (I)
Details →
LA-04 District 4 Safe R R Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson (R) Incumbent Conrad Roberts Cable (D) Matthew Gromlich (D) Gordon Brian Heslop (R) Michael Nichols (R)
Details →
LA-05 District 5 Safe R Open
Dan McKay (D) Larry W Foy (D) Lindsay Garcia (D) Patricia Ann Moore (D) Tania Nyman (D) Austin Magee (R) Blake Miguez (R) Dixon McMakin (R) Michael Charles Echols (R) Michael Edward Mebruer (R) Michael Gabriel Firment (R) Misti Smith Cordell (R) Rick Edmonds (R) Samuel Lee Wyatt (R) Stewart Cathey Jr (R)
Details →
LA-06 District 6 Safe R D Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields (D) Incumbent Anjanita Monique Appeaning (R) Larry Davis III (R)
Details →

📊 Primary Polls

RacePollsterDateSampleResults
Senate · Republican primary Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R 2026-06-24 770 LV Julia Letlow 48% · John Fleming 45% · Unsure 7%
Senate · Republican primary JMC Analytics (R) 2026-06-22 600 LV John Fleming 45% · Julia Letlow 40% · Unsure 15%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.