What Louisiana’s 4 US House incumbents raised and spent to keep their seats

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 772

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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The four sitting members of Congress from Louisiana successfully fended off longshot challengers in Tuesday’s election, setting up the strong likelihood that the state will add a fifth Republican for its six U.S. House seats.

Yet U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, will have to cede their positions, even after spending millions from their campaigns to prevent Democrats from gaining the majority of seats in their chamber and …

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