2026 general election
Louisiana 1st District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$12M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 1st District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $214K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Steve Scalise (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$12M
Raised by campaigns
$12M
PAC checks
$214K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Steve ScaliseRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $11M
- Spent
- $12M
- From individuals
- $1.8M
- From PACs
- $208K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 2% of Scalise's money came from PACs
Corporate $1.1M (60%)Trade group $443K (25%)Leadership PAC $16K (1%)Membership $124K (7%)Union $35K (2%)Super PAC $10K (1%)Other $97K (5%)
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$15K
- Mortgage Bankers Association Trade group$15K
- Rtx Corporation Corporate$15K
- The Cigna Group Corporate$15K
- The Boeing Company Corporate$13K
- American Academy of Dermatology Association Trade group$10K
- Conocophillips Corporate$10K
- Merck & Co., Inc. Corporate$10K
Lauren JewettDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $716K
- Spent
- $560K
- From individuals
- $708K
- From PACs
- $7K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 1% of Jewett's money came from PACs
Membership $250 (100%)
- The Center for Freethought Equality Membership$250
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 1st District race?
- $12M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 1st District race: $12M raised by the campaigns, $214K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Steve Scalise (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Louisiana 1st District race?
- Steve Scalise (Republican) raised $11M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Louisiana 1st District race?
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) gave $15K to Steve Scalise; Mortgage Bankers Association Political Action Committee (Morpac) gave $15K to Steve Scalise; Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee gave $15K to Steve Scalise.