Called Nov 4Unofficial results
Louisiana's 3rd District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Clay Higgins won re-election by 34.1 points over John Day.
All-party U.S. House election
Clay HigginsRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%129,203
John DayDemocrat
20.9%49,163
Caleb WalkerDemocrat
8.5%19,932
Priscilla GonzalezDemocrat
7.2%16,828
Kate CottenRepublican
6.7%15,661
Tia LeBrunNonpartisan
1.8%4,208
93% of the expected vote counted · 234,995 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 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.
John DayClay Higgins
$222.6K
Raised by the campaign
$904.3K
$97.8K
Spent by the campaign
$662.4K
$124.7K
Cash on hand
$566.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Tia LeBrun $7.4K.
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.
- John Day
- <1%
- Clay Higgins
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+29.1
The candidates
Clay Higgins (R)
Incumbent U.S. representative
Incumbent U.S. representative
John Day (D)
Former insurance industry employee
Former insurance industry employee
Caleb Walker (D)
Executive president of the SGA at South Louisiana Community College
Executive president of the SGA at South Louisiana Community College
Priscilla Gonzalez (D)
Kate Cotten (R)
Also on the ballot: Tia LeBrun (Nonpartisan), 1.8%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Higgins.