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Louisiana District 3 election, 2026

Democratic nominee TBD vs. Republican nominee TBD on a newly enacted 2026 district map. Today's article: every forecast for this race →

VotePredictor forecast
Republican favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+29.1
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential margin
R+36.5
2026 national environment
D+8.0
District polls
none
Forecast spread
±6.6 points

Margin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Republican incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.

Democratic

Nominee not yet identified

The primary may be unresolved, or the source does not yet list one clear nominee.

Other listed democratic candidates: John Day, Caleb Walker, Priscilla Gonzalez, Tia LeBrun.

Republican

Nominee not yet identified

The primary may be unresolved, or the source does not yet list one clear nominee.

Other listed republican candidates: Clay Higgins, Kate Cotten.

Polls

No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for LA-3. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.

Campaign money

FEC reports through October 14, 2026
Clay HigginsREP · incumbent$904k raised
Spent $662kCash on hand $566k11% from donors under $200
Top contributors, industries and states

Contributors

  1. HIGGINS VICTORY COMMITTEE$498k
  2. RYDIN, MICHAEL$7k
  3. HAMER, GREG MR. JR.$7k
  4. AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PAC$5k
  5. AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5k

Industries

  1. Retired$47k
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$13k
  3. Defense & Aerospace$7k
  4. Retail, Food & Consumer Goods$7k
  5. Homemaker$5k

States

  1. LA$99k
  2. TX$21k
  3. CA$6k
  4. FL$1k
  5. DC$1k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗
John DayDEM$223k raised
Spent $98kCash on hand $125kDebts $8k77% from donors under $200Self-funded $8k
Top contributors, industries and states

Contributors

  1. LEVY, DAVID$7k
  2. DAY, JOHN DAVID DAVID$5k
  3. AXELRAD, THOMAS$4k
  4. BURKE, CLARE$2k
  5. HENLEY, DONALD$1k

Industries

  1. Unemployed$7k
  2. Self-Employed & Freelance$2k
  3. Wholesale & Distribution$500
  4. Retired$250

States

  1. LA$13k
  2. CA$5k
  3. VA$1k
  4. CO$750
  5. NY$750
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗
Tia LeBrunNPA$7k raised
Spent $4kCash on hand $4kDebts $2k18% from donors under $200Self-funded $2k
Top contributors, industries and states

Contributors

  1. LEBRUN, TIA MARIE$2k
  2. DAVIDSON, BETSY$1k
  3. FLOURNOY, MELISSA$500
  4. STEEG, PAMELA$500
  5. USDIN, LINDA$500

Industries

  1. Not Reported$2k
  2. Retired$600
  3. Self-Employed & Freelance$500

States

  1. LA$3k
  2. NY$1k
Every contribution on GovMoneyGraph ↗
Priscilla GonzalezDEM— raised
Spent —Cash on hand —

What each candidate's own campaign committees reported for the 2025–26 cycle; outside spending by PACs and parties is not included. Industries are classified from donors' reported employers. The House forecast's win probability reads the two nominees' shares of individual contributions shown here, a small term that never moves the predicted margin. Data: GovMoneyGraph, based on FEC records.

Other forecasts

We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for LA-3; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.

Cook Political Report
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Inside Elections
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Sabato's Crystal Ball
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Past results

Every election in Louisiana's 3rd district we hold a result for. District numbers are reused across redistricting, so older rows may cover different ground than the seat does today.

YearWinnerMargin
2016Clay Higgins(R)D+12.2
2012Charles W. Boustany Jr.(R)D+21.8
2004Charlie Melancon(D)D+0.5

Candidate news

No recent verified candidate stories are available in the site's news feed for this race yet.

Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

Nearby in the directory: LA-2 · LA-4