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Louisiana Senate

Julia Letlow (R) is a modest favorite to win the 2026 Louisiana Senate race — about a 68% chance, winning by about 7 points in the projection. Updated daily from 1 poll.

Jamie Davis (D)
32%
(R) Julia Letlow
68%
Chance of winning the seatPredicted margin R+7.4

How the odds moved

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VotePredictor Elections' win probability for each party, rerun from the polls available on each date — hover the chart to read any day. The dashed line is even odds.

What the markets say

Chance of a Democratic win
VotePredictor Elections model32%
Polymarket35k volume7%
Kalshi41k volume6%

Market prices are shown for comparison and are never an input to the forecast — a 2024 test found blending Polymarket in made the model's calls measurably worse. Where the two disagree, one of them is wrong, and the track record is the only way to find out which.

Why this forecast

This forecast is poll-driven: 1 poll of the race so far. After weighting them by recency and correcting each pollster's house effect, the model (TabPFN) predicts R+7.4 — a 68% Republican win. With only a poll or two this early, the forecast stays cautious and leans partly on the seat's history.

The polls behind it

1 poll · newest first
PollsterDateMargin
Public Policy Polling[94][G]2026-07-22R+4.0

Frequently asked questions

Who is winning the 2026 Louisiana Senate race?

VotePredictor's model favors Julia Letlow (R), with roughly a 68% chance of winning and a projected margin of R+7.4.

What do the polls say in the Louisiana Senate race?

There is 1 poll of this race. The most recent, from Public Policy Polling[94][G] (2026-07-22), showed R+4.0. VotePredictor's poll-weighted projection is R+7.4.

Who are the candidates in the 2026 Louisiana Senate race?

Jamie Davis is the Democratic candidate; Julia Letlow is the Republican.

When is the 2026 Louisiana Senate election?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. VotePredictor refreshes this forecast every day until then.

How does VotePredictor forecast the Louisiana Senate race?

It is a poll-driven model. Recent polls are weighted by recency and adjusted for each pollster's historical house effect, then a machine-learning model (TabPFN) trained on U.S. races from 1998–2025 turns them into a projected margin and win probability.

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