Steve Scalise (Republican), Randall Arrington (Republican), Lauren Jewett (Democrat) and E. "Liddy" Glass are on the November 3, 2026 open primary ballot for U.S. House in Louisiana District 1, every party on one ballot, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
The open primary
4 on the ballotEvery qualified candidate, of every party, on one ballot on November 3, 2026. A candidate who wins a majority is elected. If no one does, the top two meet in an open general election on December 12, 2026.
Also on the ballot, with no FEC filing on record: E. "Liddy" Glass.
Official candidate list. How the open primary works. Order is the incumbent first, then alphabetical; bars are FEC money and never the order.
How this seat voted last time
R+43 in 2024
- Steve Scalise Won: 66.8%
- Mel Manuel: 24.0%
357,720 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 9.2%. The district's lines have changed since this result. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The seat
Steve Scalise
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2008 · Age 61
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Louisiana
- Open primaryNovember 3, 2026
- Open general, if neededDecember 12, 2026
Register 30 days before the election (20 days before if registering online).
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Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Steve Scalise $9.1M.
Not on the November ballot
3 filedNone of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
Filed with the FEC for this seat and not on the Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 772K
- Median household income
- $78K
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Living below the poverty line
- 12.4%
- Without health insurance
- 7.5%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate. These figures describe the district as drawn before its lines changed for 2026; estimates for the new lines are not yet published.
Compare the candidates side by side
Each column is one candidate's own filed record; nothing is sorted to pick a winner.
| RepublicanSteve Scalise | RepublicanRandall Arrington | DemocratLauren Jewett | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $11M | - | $143K |
| Small donors | $326K | - | $55K |
| Large donors | $1.1M | - | $85K |
| PACs | $172K | - | $1.3K |
| Self funded | - | - | $1.3K |
| A bill to ban stock trading | Has not cosponsored | - | - |
Money from the FEC. Trades and cosponsorship come from the disclosures and the congress.gov record of candidates who sit in Congress now. A hyphen is a figure not on file, not a zero. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through July 18, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.