Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Sancha Smith
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Louisiana District 5
- Filing address
- Opelousas, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SMITH, SANCHA
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Louisiana, District 5
FEC candidate ID H2LA05142 · Principal campaign committee: SANCHA SMITH FOR CONGRESS
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2021, 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$16,651.5878%
- PACs and other committees$1,000.005%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$3,341.7216%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$300.001%
Self-funding: $3,341.72 (16% of money raised): $0.00 given and $3,341.72 lent by the candidate. $3,341.72 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
1 committee reported giving $1,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- ELBERT GUILLORY'S AMERICAHybrid PAC$1,000.00
The race
Louisiana U.S. House, District 5 (special election), 2022 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sancha Smith (R) | $21,293.30 | $0.00 | 2021-12-31 |
| Chad Conerly (R) | $57,865.00 | $151.78 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sandra Christophe (D) | $56,574.70 | $0.00 | 2021-07-19 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 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: SANCHA SMITH FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the FEC candidate file.
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