Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Martin Lemelle

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Louisiana District 5
Filing address
Ruston, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LEMELLE, MARTIN
Next election
General December 5, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Louisiana with the 2020 district highlighted

Louisiana, District 5

DemocraticU.S. House · Louisiana District 5Open seatRunning

FEC candidate ID H0LA05138 · Principal campaign committee: MARTIN LEMELLE FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$175,143.56
Total spent$173,230.24
Cash on hand$1,913.32
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $170,114.25PACs and other committees: $500.00Party committees: $500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $3,669.31Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $360.00
  • Individual contributions$170,114.2597%
  • PACs and other committees$500.000%
  • Party committees$500.000%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,669.312%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$360.000%

Self-funding: $3,669.31 (2% of money raised): $3,669.31 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

3 committees reported giving $1,250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Louisiana U.S. House, District 5, 2020 · 8 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Martin Lemelle (D)$175,143.56$1,913.322020-12-31
Luke Joshua Letlow (R)$1,395,022.10$89,064.852020-12-31
John Lance Harris (R)$711,205.00$23,122.102020-12-31
Randall Scott Robinson (R)$179,902.87$67.912020-12-31
Sandra M.s. Christophe (D)$99,229.80$0.002020-12-31
Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (R)$36,715.03$0.002020-07-15
Phillip Snowden (D)$29,481.00$1.132020-11-23
Matthew Hasty (R)$2,653.80$38.342020-10-15

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • Inside ElectionsSafe RJune 2, 2020
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJuly 2, 2020
  • PoliticoSafe RApril 19, 2020
  • Daily KosSafe RJune 3, 2020
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2020
  • NiskanenSafe RJune 7, 2020

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MARTIN LEMELLE FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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