Louisiana District 3 election, 2026

Democratic nominee TBD vs. Republican nominee TBD on a newly enacted 2026 district map.

VotePredictor forecast

Republican favored

Safe R · predicted margin R+45.0

100%

chance to win

2024 presidential lean

R+36.5

2026 national environment

D+6.3

Model uncertainty

±6.9 points

Fundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.

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, Priscilla Gonzalez, Tia LeBrun, Caleb Walker.

Republican

Nominee not yet identified

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

Other listed republican candidates: Kate Cotten, Clay Higgins.

Polls

No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for LA-3. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.

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

2016Scott A. Angelle(D)D+12.2

2012Jeff Landry(D)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