6 candidates are running: Caleb "With a C" Walker (Democratic), "Clay" Higgins (Republican), John Day (Democratic), "Kate" Cotten (Republican), Priscilla Gonzalez (Democratic), and Tia LeBrun (No Party). "Clay" Higgins is the incumbent.

Unofficial result: the winner is "Clay" Higgins (Republican).

United States Representative, Congressional District 3

Name: United States Representative, Congressional District 3
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Congressional District 3, Louisiana

Unofficial result: Won — "Clay" Higgins (Republican)

Source: voterportal.sos.la.gov

Congressional District 3, Louisiana

My vote power: Above average

What does this office do?

Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
Voting on federal spending for roads, defense, and health care

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Caleb "With a C" Walker

Lost

Democratic

Caleb Walker is a Lafayette Army veteran who served 10 years, rising to Sergeant First Class, and later worked as a Sam's Club department manager. His priorities include lowering living costs and raising teacher pay.

Records: Corporate Accountability 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Government Efficiency 1 for,

"Clay" Higgins

Won

Republican · Incumbent

Higgins chairs the House Oversight subcommittee on federal law enforcement and sits on the Armed Services Committee. An Army veteran and former law officer, he works on border security and disaster recovery for south Louisiana.

Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, 60 against, Immigration 4 for, 27 against, Corporate Accountability 3 for, 14 against,

John Day

Lost

Democratic

Day is a Navy veteran and professional writer from Lake Charles who has worked in insurance, finance, and consulting. He focuses on cheaper home insurance, coastal protection, and disaster recovery for south Louisiana.

Records: Civil Rights 1 for

"Kate" Cotten

Lost

Republican

Kate Cotten has owned Cotton's Downtown since 2014. Before that, she was an executive director at ResCare from 2007 to 2014.

Priscilla Gonzalez

Lost

Democratic

Gonzalez is a legal-services advocate who founded Community Based Legal Logic, a group that helps people who cannot afford a lawyer, and volunteered with the immigrant aid group RAICES. She focuses on economic fairness and criminal justice reform.

Tia LeBrun

Lost

No Party

LeBrun is a French immersion teacher and a member of the United Houma Nation who sits on the state board that promotes French in Louisiana. She focuses on the cost of living, insurance rates, and access to education.

Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Sources: fec.gov 2