Louisiana · U.S. House · District 05 · 2026

Louisiana District 05 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Louisiana District 05 House race

Blake Miguez has raised more than 2 times the next candidate.

Republican Blake Miguez has raised about $6.5M, more than 2 times any rival.

Dixon McMakin reports 100% of campaign money from individuals.

The incumbent, Julia Letlow, ranks No. 3 in the money.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Blake Miguez

R · challenger

52% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 47% from other sources.

52% individuals1% PACs47% other

$6.5M

raised

Michael Echols

R · challenger

17% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 83% from other sources.

17% individuals0% PACs83% other

$3.0M

raised

Julia Letlow

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 52% from PACs and 48% from individuals.

48% individuals52% PACs0% other

$1.5M

raised

Misti Cordell

R · challenger

60% from individuals, 2% from PACs, and 38% from other sources.

60% individuals2% PACs38% other

$550K

raised

Samuel Wyatt

R · challenger

36% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 64% from other sources.

36% individuals0% PACs64% other

$299K

raised

Dan McKay

D · challenger

53% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 47% from other sources.

53% individuals0% PACs47% other

$84K

raised

Dixon McMakin

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$63K

raised

Lindsay Garcia

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

95% individuals0% PACs5% other

$62K

raised

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Michael Mebruer

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$38K

raised

Tania Nyman

D · challenger

29% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 71% from other sources.

29% individuals0% PACs71% other

$33K

raised

Austin Magee

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 94% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

94% individuals0% PACs6% other

$9K

raised

Stewart Cathey

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other

$5K

raised

Michael Firment

R · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$133K

Agriculture$34K

Defense & Aerospace$30K

Banking & Financial$25K

Tech & Telecom$24K

Law & Lobbying$21K

Health & Pharma$20K

Real Estate & Construction$10K

Energy & Utilities$10K

Ideological / Leadership$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I · pac$15K
RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES · company$14K
KENNEDY RICE MILL · company$14K
CAJUN INDUSTRIES, LLC · company$11K
CENTRAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC · company$11K
GORDON MCKERNAN INJURY ATTORNEYS, LLC · company$11K
PETRO LAND SERVICES SOUTH LLC · company$11K
PRIORITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC · company$11K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

43%50%

7% PACs43% individuals50% other

The incumbent's record

Julia Letlow is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)

$1.4M

$270K - $2.5M. up $1.1M since 2020.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Education and Workforce
House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$133K

Agriculture$34K

Defense & Aerospace$30K

Banking & Financial$25K

Tech & Telecom$24K

Law & Lobbying$21K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Blake Miguez R · challenger BM	vs	ME Michael Echols R · challenger
$6.5M	Raised	$3.0M
$2.1M	Cash on hand	$1.1M
1%	From PACs	0%
52%	From individuals	17%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
No	Incumbent	No