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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Stewart Cathey Jr.

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Louisiana District 5
Filing address
Fairbanks, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
CATHEY, STEWART JR.
Next election
Primary May 16, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Louisiana with the 2026 district highlighted

Louisiana, District 5

FEC page

RepublicanU.S. House · Louisiana District 5Open seatRunning

FEC candidate ID H6LA05184 · Principal campaign committee: CATHEY FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$238,550.00
Total spent$50,232.51
Cash on hand$188,317.49
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, 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: $231,050.00PACs and other committees: $7,500.00
  • Individual contributions$231,050.0097%
  • PACs and other committees$7,500.003%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$200.001%
  • Contributions over $200$13,500.0099%
  • Itemized from inside Louisiana$10,500.0078%
  • Itemized from other states$3,000.0022%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$225K$0 JULY QUARTERLY: raised $5,000.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00PRE-PRIMARY: raised $8,500.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $334.90OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $225,050.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $49,897.612026-062026-072026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

2 committees reported giving $3,000.00 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.

The race

Louisiana U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 17 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Stewart Cathey Jr. (R)$238,550.00$188,317.492026-09-30
Michael Charles Echols (R)$3,188,839.56$888,951.702026-10-14
Julia Letlow (R)$2,078,840.56$0.002026-08-21
Misti Smith Cordell (R)$658,608.43$200,178.372026-10-14
Michael Gabriel Firment (R)$423,490.02$286,224.402026-09-30
Samuel Lee Wyatt (R)$299,614.76$0.002026-09-24
Dan McKay (D)$121,181.95$4,998.312026-10-14
Antonio Wilson (D)$71,047.15$31,050.562026-10-14
Antonio Wilson (D)$71,047.15$31,050.562026-10-14
Dixon McMakin (R)$63,405.15$0.002026-07-18

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Bedrock PollingApril 4–7, 2026889 (LV)± 3.6%Misti Cordell 3% · Michael Echols 20% · Rick Edmonds 10% · Blake Miguez 23%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana (retrieved October 22, 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: CATHEY FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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