Louisiana's 5th congressional district carries a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+18 and has delivered consistent Republican majorities in recent cycles, including a 63 percent win for the GOP incumbent in 2024. After Julia Letlow vacated the seat to pursue the U.S. Senate, a crowded field of Republican state legislators and local figures qualified for the November 3 open primary under the revised map, while Democratic candidates remain limited. Forecasters across Cook, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball classify the race as Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican nominee is expected to advance to any December runoff and prevail, though an unforeseen national Democratic surge or coordinated Republican fragmentation could narrow the margin in this heavily rural, northeast Louisiana district.
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LA-05 House Election Winner
$24,677 Vol.
$24,677 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Republican Party
96%
Democratic Party
3%
$24,677 Vol.
$24,677 Vol.
Nov 3, 2026
Republican Party
$7,990 Vol.
96%
Democratic Party
$16,687 Vol.
3%
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the LA-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Louisiana's 5th congressional district carries a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+18 and has delivered consistent Republican majorities in recent cycles, including a 63 percent win for the GOP incumbent in 2024. After Julia Letlow vacated the seat to pursue the U.S. Senate, a crowded field of Republican state legislators and local figures qualified for the November 3 open primary under the revised map, while Democratic candidates remain limited. Forecasters across Cook, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball classify the race as Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican nominee is expected to advance to any December runoff and prevail, though an unforeseen national Democratic surge or coordinated Republican fragmentation could narrow the margin in this heavily rural, northeast Louisiana district.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the LA-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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0x2F5e3684c...This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the LA-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).Louisiana's 5th congressional district carries a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+18 and has delivered consistent Republican majorities in recent cycles, including a 63 percent win for the GOP incumbent in 2024. After Julia Letlow vacated the seat to pursue the U.S. Senate, a crowded field of Republican state legislators and local figures qualified for the November 3 open primary under the revised map, while Democratic candidates remain limited. Forecasters across Cook, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball classify the race as Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican nominee is expected to advance to any December runoff and prevail, though an unforeseen national Democratic surge or coordinated Republican fragmentation could narrow the margin in this heavily rural, northeast Louisiana district.
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the LA-05 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026.
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources.
This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
Volume
$24,677End Date
Nov 4, 2026Market Opened
Jan 28, 2026, 11:09 AM ETResolver
0x2F5e3684c...Louisiana's 5th congressional district carries a Cook Partisan Voter Index of R+18 and has delivered consistent Republican majorities in recent cycles, including a 63 percent win for the GOP incumbent in 2024. After Julia Letlow vacated the seat to pursue the U.S. Senate, a crowded field of Republican state legislators and local figures qualified for the November 3 open primary under the revised map, while Democratic candidates remain limited. Forecasters across Cook, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball classify the race as Solid or Safe Republican. A Republican nominee is expected to advance to any December runoff and prevail, though an unforeseen national Democratic surge or coordinated Republican fragmentation could narrow the margin in this heavily rural, northeast Louisiana district.
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