2018Final results
2018 election for Louisiana's 3rd District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Clay Higgins (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Mildred "mimi" Methvin (D) by 37.9 points.
Clay HigginsRepublican · winner
55.7%136,876
Mildred "mimi" MethvinDemocrat
17.8%43,729
Josh GuilloryRepublican
12.8%31,387
Rob AndersonDemocrat
5.5%13,477
Larry RaderDemocrat
3.9%9,692
Verone ThomasDemocrat
3.2%7,815
Aaron J. AndrusLibertarian
1.2%2,967
245,943 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mildred "mimi" MethvinClay Higgins
$275K
Raised by the campaign
$898.7K
$262.3K
Spent by the campaign
$882.8K
$12.7K
Cash on hand
$40.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Josh Guillory $343.9K · Larry Rader $30.1K · Rob Anderson $17.1K · Verone Thomas $3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018
The candidates
Clay Higgins (R)Mildred "mimi" Methvin (D)Josh Guillory (R)Rob Anderson (D)
Also on the ballot: Larry Rader (Democrat), 3.9%; Verone Thomas (Democrat), 3.2%; Aaron J. Andrus (Libertarian), 1.2%