Called Nov 4Unofficial results
Louisiana's 1st District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Steve Scalise won re-election by 26.8 points over Lauren Jewett.
All-party U.S. House election
Steve ScaliseRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%159,892
Lauren JewettDemocrat
34.0%89,428
Randall ArringtonRepublican
3.7%9,776
E. "Liddy" GlassNonpartisan
1.6%4,279
98% of the expected vote counted · 263,375 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lauren JewettSteve Scalise
$716.3K
Raised by the campaign
$11.2M
$560.3K
Spent by the campaign
$12.4M
$156K
Cash on hand
$2.9M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lauren Jewett
- <1%
- Steve Scalise
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+30.0
The candidates
Steve Scalise (R)
Incumbent U.S. representative and House Majority Leader
Incumbent U.S. representative and House Majority Leader
Lauren Jewett (D)
Special education teacher
Special education teacher
Also on the ballot: Randall Arrington (Republican), 3.7%; E. "Liddy" Glass (Nonpartisan), 1.6%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Scalise.