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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
This race decides who represents Louisiana's 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by Julia Letlow (Republican). Julia Letlow is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Stewart Cathey Jr. — Republican
- Misti Smith Cordell — Republican
- Oscar "Omar" Dantzler — Republican
- Michael Charles Echols — Republican
- Gabe Firment — Republican
- Austin Magee — Republican
- Dan Mckay — Democratic
- Patricia Ann Moore — Democratic
- Antonio Wilson — Democratic
Roster status
This roster is drawn from FEC candidate filings — every candidate who filed for this district. State confirmation of the final general-election ballot is in progress.
Race notes
Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from louisiana-house-longtail-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- FEC candidate master file (cn26, bulk download 2026-10-24), status=C statutory candidates — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidates/?election_year=2026&office=H&state=LA&district=05
Runoff required. No candidate won a majority; the Associated Press lists this race as headed to a runoff on December 12, 2026 (Patricia Moore, Democratic, vs. Gabe Firment, Republican, per Louisiana Secretary of State unofficial returns). The winner will be recorded when the runoff is called or certified. Appended November 4, 2026; the original article above is unchanged.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.