Mike Johnson
RIncumbentFEC H6LA04138
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Raised this cycle$25M
Cash on hand: $6.5M
2026 race
LA-04 — U.S. House
5 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Mike Johnson.
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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
$27M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Conrad Cable
DChallengerFEC H6LA04187
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Raised this cycle$1.8M
Cash on hand: $409K
Matt Gromlich
DChallengerFEC H6LA04195
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Raised this cycle$452K
Cash on hand: $17K
Gordon Heslop
RChallengerFEC H6LA04229
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Raised this cycle$129K
Cash on hand: $6K
Mike Nichols
RChallengerFEC H6LA04203
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Raised this cycle$72K
Cash on hand: $82
Local signal
Early read on LA-04 — 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 · leans negative
Recent news coverage of Mike Johnson over the last 90 days.
10 positive259 neutral35 negative
304 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
$27M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$27M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$2
$2 for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Johnson(R)incumbent + FREEDOM CAUCUS FUND $2 | $25M | $2 | — | $25M |
Conrad Cable(D) | $1.8M | — | — | $1.8M |
Matt Gromlich(D) | $452K | — | — | $452K |
Gordon Heslop(R) | $129K | — | — | $129K |
Mike Nichols(R) | $72K | — | — | $72K |
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.
Mike Johnson(R)8% in-state · $18M itemized
$1.5M in-state$16M out-of-state
Conrad Cable(D)38% in-state · $146K itemized
$55K in-state$91K out-of-state
Matt Gromlich(D)45% in-state · $21K itemized
$10K in-state$12K out-of-state
Mike Nichols(R)100% in-state · $5K itemized
$5K in-state$0 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 | Johnson | Cable | Gromlich | Heslop | Nichols | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abortion Access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other fertility treatments should be protected by federal law. | — | |||||
Criminal Justice The federal government should send more money to local police departments. | — | |||||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | |||||
Economy Tariffs on foreign goods should be used to protect American jobs. | — | |||||
Education The government should forgive some federal student loan debt. | — | |||||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should keep sending military aid to Ukraine. | — | |||||
Healthcare The government should provide healthcare for everyone. | — | |||||
Healthcare Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels. | — | |||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | |||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||||
Immigration The U.S. should allow more legal immigration each year. | — | |||||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | |||||
Social Security High earners should pay Social Security taxes on more of their income. | — | |||||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — | |||||
Trade Presidents should be able to impose broad tariffs unilaterally under emergency powers (IEEPA-style authority). | — |
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.
News coverage is from the GDELT 2.0 global news feed, filtered to a curated list of national, political, and regional outlets.