Compare candidates running in this Louisiana federal race. Review their positions, voting records, campaign promises, and donor information.
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Not applicable - Louisiana is a safe Republican state. Whoever wins the Republican primary will overwhelmingly be favored in the general election. Democrats have not won a Louisiana U.S. Senate seat since 2008.
Jamie LaBranche is an Independent candidate running in the general election for U.S. Senate. He is part of the general election ballot on November 3, 2026, following the primary elections. Limited biographical information is publicly available.
Mark Spencer is a Republican from Belle Chasse, Louisiana. He qualified for the Republican primary on February 13, 2026. Very limited biographical information is publicly available. He is one of four Republicans in the primary alongside incumbent Bill Cassidy, Julia Letlow, and John Fleming.
Gary Crockett is a New Orleans-based Democrat and retired Navy veteran who lists experience as a data scientist and political consultant. He is a business owner. Limited biographical information is publicly available regarding his platform or background.
Nick Albares is a New Orleans-based Democrat and nonprofit executive. He previously served as a policy adviser for former Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and currently works for Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana. Limited biographical information is publicly available.
Jamie Davis is a third-generation Louisiana farmer and small-business owner from Waterproof in Tensas Parish in northeast Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee after running for State Representative in District 21 in 2023. Davis owns and operates Davis Farms, a 2,000+ acre operation founded by his father in 1977, producing sorghum, corn, soybeans, and cotton on land that includes acreage once worked by his grandfather as a sharecropper. He was elected Police Juror for District 7 in Tensas Parish in 2015 and served four years, including as Vice President of the Police Jury.
John Calvin Fleming Jr. is a 74-year-old physician, entrepreneur, military veteran, and current Louisiana State Treasurer (2024-present). Fleming served in the U.S. House representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District from 2009 to 2017, serving four terms. During his House tenure, he was a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus alongside Jim Jordan, Ron DeSantis, and Mark Meadows. After leaving Congress, Fleming served in the Trump administration in multiple capacities: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health Information Technology Reform at HHS, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and Deputy Chief of Staff to President Trump (2020-2021). Fleming remained at the White House until the last day of Trump's first term on January 20, 2021. He was elected Louisiana State Treasurer in 2023 with over 65% of the vote in the November runoff.
Julia Letlow is a 44-year-old Republican U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th Congressional District since 2021. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in speech communications from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and her Ph.D. from the University of South Florida. She served as a university professor and administrator before her election to Congress. Letlow was first elected in a 2021 special election to replace her late husband, Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19 in December 2020 before taking office. She won re-election in 2022 with 67.6% and 2024 with 62.9%. Letlow sits on the House Appropriations Committee and has become a prominent Trump-aligned Republican voice. She is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Louisiana.
Bill Cassidy is a physician and two-term U.S. Senator from Louisiana who was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020 with 59.3% of the vote. He previously served in the Louisiana State Senate (2006-2008) and the U.S. House representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District (2009-2015). Cassidy co-founded the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic and worked in charity hospitals early in his medical career. He currently serves as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and has focused on healthcare reform, prescription drug costs, and mental health legislation.
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Fleming wanted job in Trump administration and it was rejected, so now he's running for Senate after less than a year as State Treasurer
Cassidy campaign spokesman statement questioning Fleming's commitment to treasurer role
Fleming 'may not be fit for office'
Landry response after Fleming criticized the governor for meddling in election
Letlow called Cassidy to say she respected him and he had done a good job
Cassidy's public response when Letlow announced her candidacy, suggesting mutual respect
Attack ads calling Letlow 'Liberal Letlow' for stock trading and DEI support
Campaign billboard and advertising comparing Letlow to Nancy Pelosi on stock trading; Cassidy denied direct involvement in ads
A state as conservative as ours shouldn't have to wonder how our senator will vote when pressure is on; Louisiana deserves a senator who will not waver
Letlow's central campaign message attacking Cassidy for inconsistency and lack of unwavering conservatism
Cassidy backed DEI initiatives and traded stocks like Nancy Pelosi
Attack ads comparing Cassidy to Democratic figures; Cassidy's campaign denied involvement in specific attack billboard
Cassidy has failed the people of Louisiana and supports elements of Biden's progressive agenda
Fleming cited Cassidy's votes on gun safety bill and infrastructure bill as evidence of alignment with Democratic priorities
Cassidy blocked effort to add conservative judge to federal court in Baton Rouge
Governor Jeff Landry made this claim; Cassidy responded that the district hasn't had a vacancy since he took office in 2015
Cassidy is one of worst senators and a TOTAL FLAKE; is shunned in his own state as disloyal
Trump attack posts from April 2024 targeting Cassidy's impeachment vote and lack of loyalty
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