Clay Higgins
RIncumbentFEC H6LA03148
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Raised this cycle$904K
Cash on hand: $566K
2026 race
LA-03 — U.S. House
6 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Clay Higgins.
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Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State.
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Disclosed money in race
$1.1M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
John Day
DChallengerFEC H6LA03205
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Raised this cycle$223K
Cash on hand: $125K
Tia LeBrun
IChallengerFEC H2LA03105
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Raised this cycle$7K
Cash on hand: $4K
Priscilla Gonzalez
DChallengerFEC H4LA03135
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Raised this cycle$0
Cash on hand: $0
Kate Cotten
RChallengerNo FEC filing
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Caleb "With a C" Walker
DChallengerNo FEC filing
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
Local signal
Early read on LA-03 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · mixed
Recent news coverage of Clay Higgins over the last 90 days.
0 positive16 neutral0 negative
16 articles · AI-assessed sentiment toward the rep. A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$1.1M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$1.1M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$809
$809 for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clay Higgins(R)incumbent + FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $809 | $904K | $809 | — | $905K |
John Day(D) | $223K | — | — | $223K |
Tia LeBrun | $7K | — | — | $7K |
Priscilla Gonzalez(D) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Kate Cotten(R) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Caleb "With a C" Walker(D) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside LA versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Clay Higgins(R)88% in-state · $782K itemized
$689K in-state$94K out-of-state
John Day(D)69% in-state · $12K itemized
$8K in-state$4K out-of-state
Tia LeBrun74% in-state · $4K itemized
$3K in-state$1K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Higgins | Day | Lebrun | Gonzalez | Cotten | Walker | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion A national law should protect access to abortion in every state. | — | ||||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | ||||||
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||||||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | ||||||
Education Parents should be able to use public funds — through vouchers — to send their kids to private or charter schools. | — | ||||||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | ||||||
Education Education policy should be set by states, not the federal Department of Education. | — | ||||||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | ||||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||||||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — | ||||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||||||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | ||||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||||||
Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve should be subject to comprehensive congressional audit of its monetary operations. | — | ||||||
Trade Congress should pursue new bilateral free-trade agreements with U.S. allies. | — | ||||||
Trade Federal procurement should give strong preference to U.S.-made goods, even at higher cost. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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