United States Senator
November 3, 2026 · Louisiana · Statewide · general
How do we calculate vote impact?
Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district is mid-sized for its type, so each vote carries average weight. About 4,611,961 people live here.
score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 4,611,961) ÷ ln(39,287,377 ÷ 582,397) = 50.87, comparing all statewide districts nationwide (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No past results for this contest yet.
Average representation + unknown decisiveness → Average vote impact.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
United States Senator is responsible for:
- Voting on federal laws, taxes, and the federal budget
- Approving or rejecting the president's nominees for judges and top officials
- Voting on whether to approve treaties with other countries
- Helping people in the state deal with federal agencies
Affected Areas: Environment and Public Health, Reduce Wealth Gap, Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Healthcare Affordability, Immigration, Government Spending Reduction, Social Programs and Welfare, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights, National Defense, Personal Income Tax Reduction, Foreign Trade, Data Privacy, Civil Rights, Corporate Accountability, Public Infrastructure, Peaceful Foreign Policy
Candidates
Jamie Davis
Democratic · declared
Jamie Davis (James "Jamie" Davis Jr.) is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana in 2026. A third-generation row-crop farmer from Waterproof in Tensas Parish who operates the family's Davis Farms, he previously served as a Tensas Parish police juror for District 7 and sits on the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee. He won the June 2026 Democratic runoff in a landslide, becoming the first Black U.S. Senate finalist in Louisiana since Reconstruction.
Julia Letlow
Republican · declared
Julia Letlow is the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana in 2026. She has represented Louisiana's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021, when she won a special election following the death of her husband, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow. A former university administrator and educator, she is the first Republican woman to represent Louisiana in Congress.
Records: Anti-Corruption 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 4 for
Election sources
Source: en.wikipedia.org