The field so far
5 filedEveryone registered with the FEC for this seat, in the file's neutral order.
The seat
Steve Scalise
Republican · Holds the seat now
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
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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 under $200; 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.
How this seat voted last time
R+43 in 2024
- Steve ScaliseWon66.8%
- Mel Manuel24%
357,720 votes for candidates. 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 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.
Compare the candidates side by side
Each column is one candidate's own filed record; nothing is sorted to pick a winner.
| RepublicanSteve Scalise | DemocratLauren Jewett | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $11M | $143K |
| Small donors | $326K | $55K |
| Large donors | $1.1M | $85K |
| PACs | $172K | $1K |
| Self funded | - | $1K |
| A bill to ban stock trading | Has not cosponsored | - |
Money from the FEC. Trades and cosponsorship (incumbents only) from the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. 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; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.