Race

U.S. House, Louisiana 5th District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.18

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Michael Echols1RepublicanOpen seat$3.0M$1.9M$1.1M$100K$85K
Julia Letlow2RepublicanIncumbent$2.1M$3.4M$0$0$0
Misti Smith Cordell3RepublicanOpen seat$556K$407K$149K$35K$0
Samuel Lee Wyatt4RepublicanOpen seat$300K$300K$0$0$0
Dan McKay5DemocratOpen seat$90K$109K$-19K$0$0
Dixon McMakin6RepublicanOpen seat$63K$63K$0$0$0
Michael Gabriel Firment7RepublicanOpen seat$49K$1,434$48K$0$0
Tania Nyman8DemocratOpen seat$33K$22K$11K$0$0
Pat Moore9DemocratOpen seat$22K$9,328$13K$0$0
Stewart Cathey10RepublicanOpen seat$14K$335$13K$110K$0
Austin Magee11RepublicanOpen seat$11K$11K$59$0$0
Larry W Foy12DemocratOpen seat$6,838$5,721$-332$0$0
Oscar "omar" Dantzler13Republican$0$0$0$0$0
Carl Ray Smith Jr.14RepublicanOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Antonio Wilson15DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Antonio Wilson16DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0
Jessee Fleenor17DemocratOpen seat$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Michael Charles Echolshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05242/
    H6LA05242
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Julia Letlowhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2LA05126/
    H2LA05126
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Misti Smith Cordellhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05200/
    H6LA05200
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Samuel Lee Wyatthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05192/
    H6LA05192
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Dan McKayhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05291/
    H6LA05291
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Dixon McMakinhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05218/
    H6LA05218
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Michael Gabriel Firmenthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05317/
    H6LA05317
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Tania Nymanhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05275/
    H6LA05275
  9. 9
    FEC candidate record: Patricia Ann Moorehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05341/
    H6LA05341
  10. 10
    FEC candidate record: Stewart Cathey Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05184/
    H6LA05184
  11. 11
    FEC candidate record: Austin Mageehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05283/
    H6LA05283
  12. 12
    FEC candidate record: Larry W Foyhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05176/
    H6LA05176
  13. 13
    FEC candidate record: Oscar "omar" Dantzlerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2LA05282/
    H2LA05282
  14. 14
    FEC candidate record: Carl Ray Smith Jr.https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA02249/
    H6LA02249
  15. 15
    FEC candidate record: Antonio Wilsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05325/
    H6LA05325
  16. 16
    FEC candidate record: Antonio Wilsonhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05333/
    H6LA05333
  17. 17
    FEC candidate record: Jessee Fleenorhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8LA05099/
    H8LA05099
  18. 18
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record