Political Money in LA

Republican committees hold $69.3 million

Republican candidate receipts are 86.7% of Louisiana’s $80.0 million. Democratic receipts of $10.6 million are 13.3%. Other-party receipts are $72,833 (0.1%). That is one of the more lopsided two-party splits in this national extract. It is still a party-code summary of candidate committees, not a map of the 69,037 donors and not a forecast of any race.

A Senate or House committee with a large FEC report can dominate a state total when the roster is 687 rather than several thousand. The Louisiana hub’s receipt sort shows which committees hold the $80.0 million. The party split will move if those large committees amend their filings.

Cite $69.3 million of $80.0 million as a party-code fact about 687 candidate committees in cycle 2026. Do not cite it as a description of 69,037 donors or of $501.4 million in individual contributions. Those are a different FEC series.

687 filers and what that count includes

The candidate count of 687 includes primary fields, residual committees, and other federal filers with a Louisiana association on the FEC record. It is not a count of people on a November ballot. Many of the 687 hold little of the $80.0 million. Dropping small committees from the roster would change the count without changing the dollar total much; this page does not do that. The FEC file is the inventory.

Independent expenditures about Louisiana candidates sit outside the $80.0 million. Those amounts, when disclosed, appear with the Super PAC or PAC that paid for them.

An amended report from a large Republican committee in Louisiana can move 86.7% without any change in voter files, polls, or the $501.4 million donor total. LobbyVault will show the new receipts on the Louisiana FEC totals page. This prose does not invent a later number.

Questions

How much have Louisiana federal candidates raised in 2026?

Louisiana-associated federal candidate committees reported $80.0 million in receipts across 687 filers. Republican committees reported $69.3 million and Democratic committees reported $10.6 million, according to FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

What share of Louisiana candidate receipts is Republican?

Republican candidate committees reported $69.3 million, or 86.7% of the $80.0 million total. Democratic committees reported $10.6 million (13.3%) and other filers $72,833. Party codes come from candidate FEC registrations.

How much have Louisiana donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $501.4 million from 69,037 Louisiana donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $80.0 million in candidate receipts.

Are Louisiana state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data for the 2026 cycle. Louisiana state-office ethics filings are not part of the $80.0 million or $501.4 million.