William Cassidy
RIncumbentFEC S4LA00107
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Raised this cycle$6.7M
Cash on hand: $5.5M
All Louisiana races
2026 race
LA — U.S. Senate
13 active candidates on file with the FEC. Incumbent: William Cassidy.
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Election day
135days
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Disclosed money in race
$37M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
John Fleming
RChallengerFEC S6LA00318
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Raised this cycle$11M
Cash on hand: $1.4M
Julia Letlow
RChallengerFEC S6LA00664
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Raised this cycle$4.4M
Cash on hand: $1.6M
Kathy Seiden
RChallengerFEC S6LA00573
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Raised this cycle$1.2M
Cash on hand: $11K
Julie Cathryn Emerson
RChallengerFEC S6LA00581
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Raised this cycle$689K
Cash on hand: $33K
Gary Crockett
DChallengerFEC S6LA00680
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Raised this cycle$350K
Cash on hand: $655K
Jamie Davis
DChallengerFEC S6LA00615
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Raised this cycle$326K
Cash on hand: $142K
Nicholas Albares
DChallengerFEC S6LA00706
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Raised this cycle$85K
Cash on hand: $17K
Eric Skrmetta
RChallengerFEC S6LA00672
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Raised this cycle$68K
Cash on hand: $59K
Mark Spencer
RChallengerFEC S6LA00698
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Raised this cycle$5K
Cash on hand: $143
Samuel Lee Wyatt
RChallengerFEC S6LA00532
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Christopher Lee Holder
RChallengerFEC S6LA00490
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Blake Miguez
RChallengerFEC S6LA00540
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Local signal
Early read on LA — U.S. Senate
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 Bill Cassidy over the last 90 days.
1 positive241 neutral37 negative
279 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.
Total disclosed
$37M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$25M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$11M
$3.8M for · $7.6M against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Fleming(R) | $11M | — | — | $11M |
William Cassidy(R)incumbent + CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC. $598K + LOUISIANA LEGACY PAC $22K − MAHA PAC $190K | $6.7M | $620K | $190K | $7.2M |
Kathy Seiden(R) | $1.2M | — | — | $1.2M |
Julie Cathryn Emerson(R) | $689K | — | — | $689K |
Gary Crockett(D) | $350K | — | — | $350K |
Jamie Davis(D) | $326K | — | — | $326K |
Julia Letlow(R) + ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT INC $2.5M + FELLOWSHIP PAC $350K + SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOM $263K − LOUISIANA FREEDOM FUND $7.5M | $4.4M | $3.2M | $7.5M | $115K |
Nicholas Albares(D) | $85K | — | — | $85K |
Eric Skrmetta(R) | $68K | — | — | $68K |
Mark Spencer(R) | $5K | — | — | $5K |
Samuel Lee Wyatt(R) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Christopher Lee Holder(R) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
Blake Miguez(R) | $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.
John Fleming(R)89% in-state · $556K itemized
$493K in-state$63K out-of-state
William Cassidy(R)21% in-state · $5.2M itemized
$1.1M in-state$4.1M out-of-state
Kathy Seiden(R)87% in-state · $125K itemized
$109K in-state$16K out-of-state
Julie Cathryn Emerson(R)95% in-state · $340K itemized
$325K in-state$16K out-of-state
Jamie Davis(D)19% in-state · $64K itemized
$12K in-state$52K out-of-state
Julia Letlow(R)82% in-state · $3.0M itemized
$2.4M in-state$546K out-of-state
Nicholas Albares(D)79% in-state · $65K itemized
$52K in-state$13K out-of-state
Eric Skrmetta(R)86% in-state · $82K itemized
$70K in-state$12K 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 | Fleming | Cassidy | Letlow | Seiden | Emerson | Crockett | Davis | Albares | Skrmetta | Spencer | Wyatt | Holder | Miguez | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economy Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | |||||||||||||
Environment The government should set legally enforceable limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | — | |||||||||||||
Environment A federal carbon tax (with revenue rebated or reinvested in clean energy) should be enacted. | — | |||||||||||||
Foreign Policy The U.S. should spend more on the military. | — | |||||||||||||
Guns All gun sales — including private ones — should require a background check. | — | |||||||||||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | |||||||||||||
Guns Federal law should authorize court-issued red-flag orders allowing temporary firearm removal from people deemed a danger. | — | |||||||||||||
Guns Ghost guns and unfinished firearm components should be regulated as firearms under federal law. | — | |||||||||||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | |||||||||||||
Governance & Other There should be term limits for senators and representatives. | — | |||||||||||||
Taxes People making over $400,000 a year should pay higher taxes. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
Recent coverage
In the news
John Fleming
- Stephanie Grace: Could the Republican Senate race be veering off script?The Times-PicayuneJun 21
- Trump lashes out atCBS NewsJun 19
- Trump to hold Camp David meeting amid Iran pushbackWashington ExaminerJun 19
- Bill Cassidy blasted Trump’s Iran deal. What do the people running to replace him think?The Times-PicayuneJun 19
Gary Crockett
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.