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2026 candidates we're tracking in LA-5
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Stewart Cathey Jr.
R
Cathey is a Louisiana State Senator representing District 33, elected in 2019, per the campaign site. He is a U.S. Army veteran and Army engineer who deployed multiple times, oversaw about $250 million in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, and took part in Hurricane Katrina cleanup with the Army Corps of Engineers, per the campaign site. He is a small business owner in management consulting and a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, per the campaign site.
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Misti Cordell
R
Misti Cordell is a business owner who has chaired the Louisiana Board of Regents and served in Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per her campaign site.
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Oscar "Omar" Dantzler
R
Oscar "Omar" Dantzler is a retired school bus driver, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and previously ran for the same congressional seat as a Democratic candidate, according to a Vote USA candidate profile. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Oscar "Omar" Dantzler.
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Michael Echols
R
Michael Echols is a Louisiana state representative (District 14) and House Majority Leader, a licensed contractor and commercial real-estate developer, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
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"Gabe" Firment
R
"Gabe" Firment is a Louisiana state representative who chairs the House Insurance Committee and is a small-business owner, running as a Republican candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
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Austin Magee
R
Magee is a small business owner of Pittman Industrial, a welding and mechanical company operating throughout Louisiana, per the campaign site. He has lived and worked in the district his entire life, including attending high school and college there, per the campaign site.
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Dan McKay
D
Dan McKay is a Vietnam veteran and attorney running as the Democratic candidate for the open Louisiana 5th Congressional District, per his campaign site.
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Patricia "Pat" Moore
D
Patricia "Pat" Moore has served in the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 17 since 2019 and previously served on the Ouachita Parish Police Jury from 2007 to 2019, according to the Louisiana House of Representatives' official member page. Moore is not the incumbent in the U.S. House race she is seeking. No campaign website was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Patricia "Pat" Moore.
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Antonio Wilson
D
Wilson is a licensed general contractor and business owner who has spent decades managing construction projects, budgets, and payroll, per the campaign site.
About this race
Louisiana's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Louisiana primary is Saturday, May 16, 2026 (runoff Saturday, June 27, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.