2026 general election
Louisiana 3rd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.1M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 3rd District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $175K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Clay Higgins (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.1M
Raised by campaigns
$1.1M
PAC checks
$175K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Clay HigginsRepublican, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $904K
- Spent
- $662K
- From individuals
- $235K
- From PACs
- $170K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 19% of Higgins's money came from PACs
Corporate $46K (30%)Trade group $50K (33%)Leadership PAC $14K (9%)Membership $24K (16%)Super PAC $7K (5%)Other $12K (8%)
- American Bankers Association (Aba) Trade group$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) Trade group$10K
- Cheniere Energy Inc. Corporate$10K
- American Sugar Cane League of USA, Inc Membership$10K
- Freedom Caucus Fund Super PAC$5K
- Louisiana Rice Political Action Committee, Inc. Other$5K
- Asian American Hotel Owners Association Trade group$5K
- USA Rice Federation Trade group$5K
John DayDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $223K
- Spent
- $98K
- From individuals
- $208K
- From PACs
- $5K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $8K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Tia LeBrunDemocrat
✗ Lost- Raised
- $7K
- Spent
- $4K
- From individuals
- $5K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $2K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 3 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 3rd District race?
- $1.1M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 3rd District race: $1.1M raised by the campaigns, $175K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Clay Higgins (Republican) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Louisiana 3rd District race?
- Clay Higgins (Republican) raised $904K.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Louisiana 3rd District race?
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) gave $10K to Clay Higgins; Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC) gave $10K to Clay Higgins; Cheniere Energy, Inc. PAC gave $10K to Clay Higgins.