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Louisiana's 6th District

U.S. House · Louisiana

Chauna Banks leads Blake Miguez by 0.3 points with 97% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.

All-party U.S. House election

Chauna BanksDemocrat · leading
19.4%50,878
Blake MiguezRepublican
19.2%50,213
Rick EdmondsRepublican
18.8%49,241
Lindsay GarciaDemocrat
12.8%33,544
Stephen WagleyRepublican
10.8%28,169
Patrick "Pat" ForbesDemocrat
9.1%23,820
Larry DavisRepublican
4.3%11,356
Monique AppeaningRepublican
3.1%8,109
Rufus CraigLibertarian
1.3%3,461
Michael MebruerRepublican
1.2%3,160
No candidate has 50% of the vote yet: if none does, the top two meet in a runoff on December 12, 2026.97% of the expected vote counted · 261,951 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

EvenR+30.32024 Pres.D+0.32026 House

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.

Pat ForbesBlake Miguez
$156.3K
Raised by the campaign
$7.7M
$58.9K
Spent by the campaign
$6.2M
$97.4K
Cash on hand
$1.5M
$0
Outside spending for them
$1.2M
$262.1K
Outside spending against their opponent
$0
$418.4K
All money helping them
$8.9M

Other candidates' campaigns: Stephen Wagley $874.3K · Rick Edmonds $697.1K · Monique Appeaning $109.2K · Lindsay Garcia $97K · Michael Mebruer $70.7K · Larry Davis $33.2K.

Top funders

Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.

Club for Growth ActionFor Miguez$1.2M
LOUISIANA FIRST VICTORY FUNDAgainst Miguez$188K
END PREDATOR ABUSE PACAgainst Miguez$74.1K
American Principles Project PACFor Miguez$2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.

Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Pat Forbes
<1%
Blake Miguez
>99%
Projected margin
R+25.8
How the forecast works →

The candidates

Chauna Banks (D)
Blake Miguez (R)
State senator from the 22nd district (previously ran for the 5th district)
Rick Edmonds (R)
State senator from the 6th district (2024–present)
Lindsay Garcia (D)
Activist
Stephen Wagley (R)
Patrick "Pat" Forbes (D)

Also on the ballot: Larry Davis (Republican), 4.3%; Monique Appeaning (Republican), 3.1%; Rufus Craig (Libertarian), 1.3%; Michael Mebruer (Republican), 1.2%