LOUISIANA

Your complete directory of Louisiana candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: July 2026 Primary: November 2026 Run-Off (if needed): December 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on April 23, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jeff Landry (R) - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2027.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Billy Nungesser (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Nancy Landry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Liz Baker Murrill (R)*- (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
John Fleming (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY:
Mike Strain (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Tim Temple (R)* - (Campaign Site)

LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Bill Cassidy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Randy Arrington (R) - College Professor, Retired Navy Officer & '24 US Rep Candidate
John Fleming (R) - State Treasurer, Ex-Congressman, Physician, Navy Veteran & '16 Candidate
Garret Graves (R) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-State Coastal Protection Administrator
Chris Holder (R) - Medical Assistant & Ex-EMT
Xan John (R) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate
Julia Letlow (R) - Congresswoman
Blake Miguez (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Eric Skrmetta (R) - Public Service Commissioner & Attorney
Mike Strain (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner
Sammy Wyatt (R) - Hospital Chief Compliance Officer, Ex-Police Officer & Navy Veteran
John Bel Edwards (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran

John Kennedy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Scalise (R)* - (House Majority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)
Candida Pagel (D)

District 2:
Troy Carter (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Devin Davis (D) - Political Organizer, Progressive Activist & '24 Candidate

District 3:
Clay Higgins (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Mike Johnson (R)* - (House Speaker Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Julia Letlow (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Cleo Fields (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Elbert Guillory (R) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Chris Johnson (R)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Conservative Party of Louisiana (CPL)
Constitution Party of Louisiana (C)
Louisiana Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Louisiana (G)
Libertarian Party of Louisiana (L)
No Labels Party (NOL)
Republican Party of Louisiana (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Louisiana Board of Ethics (Campaign Finance Reports)

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Daily Town Talk
Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge Business Report
Baton Rouge Weekly Press (African-American)
Bayou Brief
Bogalusa Daily News
Bossier Press-Tribune
Caddo Inquisitor
Crowley Post Signal / Acadia Parish Today
Beauregard Daily News
Franklin Banner-Tribune / Morgan City Review / St. Mary Now
Gonzalez Weekly Citizen
Hammond Daily Star
The Hayride (Politics)
Houma Today
Houma/Thibodaux Times
Jambalaya News (Spanish)
L'Observateur (River Parishes - South Louisiana)
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Lafourche Daily Comet
Lafourche Gazette
Lake Charles American Press
L.S.U. Reveille
Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana Tracker (Politics)
Louisiana Weekly (African-American)
Minden Press-Herald
Monroe Dispatch (African-American)
Monroe Free Press (African-American)
Monroe News-Star

New Iberia Daily Iberian
Axios New Orleans
New Orleans Ambush Magazine (LGBT)
New Orleans City Business
New Orleans Data News Weekly (African-American)
News Orleans Gambit (Alternative)
New Orleans Times-Picayune
New Orleans Tribune (African-American)
New Orleans Verite
Opelousas Daily World
Ponchatoula Drum (African-American)
Ruston Leader
St. James Parish News Examiner-Enterprise
Shreveport Times
Southern Digest (Southern University)
Thibodaux Daily Comet
Ville Platte Gazette / Evangeline Today / Acadian Press
Xavier University Herald

Louisiana Public Broadcasting (PBS)
WAFB TV-9 (CBS - Baton Rouge)
WGMB TV-44 (FOX - Baton Rouge)
WBRZ TV-2 (ABC - Baton Rouge)
WWL TV-4 (CBS - New Orleans)
WDSU TV-6 (NBC - New Orleans)
WVUE TV-8 (FOX - New Orleans)
WGNO TV-26 (ABC - New Orleans)
KGLA TV-42 (Telemundo - New Orleans)
WWNO New Orleans Public Radio (NPR)
WWL 870 AM Radio (New Orleans)
Louisiana Radio Network