Louisiana 6th District race 2026: Miguez vs. Banks
General election, November 3, 2026 · U.S. House in Louisiana’s 6th District. New open seat under the post-Callais map (Trump +30; Fields withdrew)
Blake Miguez
10 filers (LA SOS): Miguez (R), Rick Edmonds (R), Chauna Banks (D), Rubia Garcia (D, LA Dem Party endorsed), Pat Forbes (D), Larry Davis III (R), Appeaning (R), Mebruer (R), Wagley (R), Rufus Craig (L)
A Conservative Ledger profile for this contest has not been published yet.
The race at a glance
Board data as of . Ratings are the raters' own current calls; polls are the newest public ones with their field dates; money is what the committees reported. Nothing here is a forecast.
- Seat
- New open seat under the post-Callais map (Trump +30; Fields withdrew)
- Primary
- House party primaries suspended (Landry EO 26-038, ); jungle primary ; runoff
- Ratings
- Cook Solid R (); Sabato Safe R (flip); IE Solid R (flip)
- Newest public polling
- Rigamer/BDPC Aug 12–13 n=500 RV: Banks 19 / Edmonds 16 / Miguez 9 / Forbes 8 / undecided 40
- Reported money
- FEC : Miguez $6,612,410 raised (~$3M self-loans) / $2,032,592 COH; Edmonds $530,592 / $323,040
- Notable
- Trump has NOT re-endorsed Miguez in LA-6 (WAFB ). 2007 police-report allegation story (The Advocate ; no charges; campaign: 'categorically false'). R-vs-R runoff Miguez–Edmonds is the live scenario.
Questions and answers
Who is running for the U.S. House in Louisiana’s 6th District in 2026?
10 filers (LA SOS): Miguez (R), Rick Edmonds (R), Chauna Banks (D), Rubia Garcia (D, LA Dem Party endorsed), Pat Forbes (D), Larry Davis III (R), Appeaning (R), Mebruer (R), Wagley (R), Rufus Craig (L) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
How do the raters see this race?
Cook Solid R (Sep 11); Sabato Safe R (flip); IE Solid R (flip) (as of Sep 15, 2026).
What do the polls show?
Rigamer/BDPC Aug 12–13 n=500 RV: Banks 19 / Edmonds 16 / Miguez 9 / Forbes 8 / undecided 40 (as of Sep 15, 2026).
How much money has been reported?
FEC Jul 18: Miguez $6,612,410 raised (~$3M self-loans) / $2,032,592 COH; Edmonds $530,592 / $323,040 (as of Sep 15, 2026).