2026 race research · Louisiana

Louisiana · U.S. House District 5

Open primary · November 3, 2026. Explore the office, the reported candidate field, and the evidence currently reviewed.

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What does this office do?

A U.S. representative serves a district, or the whole state for an at-large seat, in the House. Representatives vote on federal laws, spending and oversight. A regular term is two years.

Two-year term beginning January 3, 2027. Current-holder context from the October 19 roster: Julia Letlow. Current service alone does not establish candidacy.

Verification of the 2026 district boundaries is pending. The current-seat directory does not establish the election’s boundaries.

Louisiana’s House contests are open primaries on November 3, with a December 12 general election if needed. Do not treat the first stage as an automatically final outcome.

Research snapshot · checked 2026-10-20

The race at a glance

Louisiana · U.S. House District 5 is in the November 3 federal inventory. This compilation contains 9 research entries: 9 without a pending tracker-confirmation flag and 0 still awaiting confirmation. Those counts do not establish a certified ballot. There are 0 reviewed evidence records across these candidates; other material remains pending.

Candidates below appear alphabetically by displayed name, with the same format regardless of party. Ballot order is not inferred. Reported affiliations, including parentheses, remain as supplied by sources.

Candidate research entries

Democratic · reported affiliation

Antonio Wilson

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Republican · reported affiliation

Austin Magee

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

A collected background excerpt still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Democratic · reported affiliation

Dan McKay

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Republican · reported affiliation

Michael Charles Echols

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Republican · reported affiliation

Michael Gabriel "Gabe" Firment

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Republican · reported affiliation

Misti Smith Cordell

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

A collected background excerpt still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

3 automatically collected items still need editorial review and are not displayed.

Republican · reported affiliation

Oscar "Omar" Dantzler

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Democratic · reported affiliation

Patricia Ann "Pat" Moore

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

2 automatically collected items still need editorial review and are not displayed.

Republican · reported affiliation

Stewart Cathey, Jr.

Tracker-reported candidate · authority review pending

Listing sources: LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

1 automatically collected item still needs editorial review and is not displayed.

Voting and reporting

Official ballot, registration and election resources ↗

No election returns, source calls or certifications are connected here. The scoreboard’s example results remain separately labelled simulations.

Sources, dates and coverage

Source links and dates accompany each background and evidence item. Certification of a candidate list is separate from certification of election results. Campaign claims, reported statements, historical positions and roll-call responses retain their original categories.

LA 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · The Green PapersSecondary election-tracking source. Not an independent review of every underlying authority document. No party-based policy inference. · checked 2026-10-20