House districts / Louisiana
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
LA-3. Redrawn for 2026: the November 2026 election is on new lines. The outline shows the 2024 district with the same number.
Fundraising
- Clay Captain Higgins Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $904kSpent $662k · Cash $566k
- John David Day Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $223kSpent $98k · Cash $125k
- Tia Marie Lebrun NPAas of Sep 30, 2026Raised $7kSpent $4k · Cash $4k
1 other candidate has not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin | 2024 lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 31.4% | Trump 67.3% | 1.3% | R+35.9 | R+45.0 |
| 2020 | Biden 33.0% | Trump 65.3% | 1.7% | R+32.4 | R+42.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton 32.0% | Trump 64.7% | 3.3% | R+32.6 | R+42.4 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 776,355 | |
| Adults (18+) | 586,663 | |
| Citizens, % of adults* | 97.5% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29* | 19.7% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44* | 26.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64* | 32.2% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over* | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 61.2% | 57.8% |
| Black | 27.9% | 12.1% |
| Hispanic | 5.2% | 18.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+* | 23.8% | 35.7% |
| Median household income* | $59,113 | $80,734 |
* Estimated for the 2026 lines from census blocks (ACS 2020-2024). Population, adults and race: 2020 Census, counted on the 2026 lines. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 lines, elections 2024: redrawn for 2026 Louisiana Act 2 of 2024 (SB 8) | |||||
| 2024 | Clay Higgins Republican | 70.6% | Priscilla Gonzalez Democrat others 10.8% | 18.7% | R+51.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2022 seat count changed from 5 to 6 after the census | |||||
| 2022 | Clay Higgins Republican | 64.3% | Holden Hoggatt Republican others 24.8% | 10.9% | R+53.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2020 seat count changed from 6 to 5 after the census | |||||
| 2020 | Clay Higgins Republican | 67.8% | Braylon Harris Democrat others 14.3% | 17.9% | R+49.9 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2018 seat count changed from 7 to 6 after the census | |||||
| 2018 | Clay Higgins Republican | 55.6% | Mildred “Mimi” Methvin Democrat others 26.6% | 17.8% | R+37.9 |
| 2016 | Clay Higgins Republican | 27.5% | Scott A. Angelle Republican others 51.0% | 21.5% | R+6.0 |
| 2014 | Charles W. Boustany Jr. Republican | 78.7% | Russell Richard No party others 9.3% | 12.0% | R+66.7 |
| 2012 | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. Republican | 44.7% | Jeffrey M. Landry Republican others 25.3% | 30.0% | R+14.6 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | "Jeff" Landry Republican | 63.8% | Ravi Sangisetty Democrat | 36.2% | R+27.5 |
| 2008 | Charlie Melancon Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 2006 | Charlie Melancon Democrat | 55.0% | Craig Romero Republican others 4.7% | 40.3% | D+14.7 |
| 2004 | "Charlie" Melancon Democrat | 50.2% | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin III Republican | 49.8% | D+0.5 |
| 2002 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Republican | 86.7% | William Beier Other others 4.7% | 8.6% | R+78.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 8 to 7 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Republican | 78.0% | Edwin J. "Eddie" Albares Other others 12.8% | 9.2% | R+68.8 |
| 1998 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1996 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1994 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1992 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1988 | W. J. Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1986 | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1984 | W. J. "Billy" Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1982 | W. J. "Billy" Tauzin Democrat | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | W. J. "Billy" Tauzin Democrat | 85.1% | Bob Namer Democrat | 14.9% | D+70.2 |
| 1978 | David C. Treen Republican | Unopposed: no vote counted | |||
| 1976 | David C. Treen Republican | 73.3% | David H. "Pro" Scheuermann, Jr. Democrat | 26.7% | R+46.6 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020, and 2024 on the new lines, are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block. The last column is the margin in LA-3 on the 2024 lines.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Who lives here (2026 lines) is estimated from Census survey figures split by population.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits