Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Michael Charles Echols
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Louisiana District 5
- Filing address
- Denham Springs, LA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- ECHOLS, MICHAEL CHARLES
- Next election
- Primary May 16, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Louisiana, District 5
FEC candidate ID H6LA05242 · Principal campaign committee: ECHOLS FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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$558,230.9918%
- PACs and other committees$44,000.001%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,430,000.0076%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$121,974.694%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$34,633.881%
Self-funding: $2,430,000.00 (76% of money raised): $0.00 given and $2,430,000.00 lent by the candidate. $850,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$3,993.021%
- Contributions over $200$541,721.2799%
- Itemized from inside Louisiana$511,449.2094%
- Itemized from other states$30,481.176%
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $25,500.00 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 COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PACPAC$4,500.00
- CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- GOPAC ELECTION FUNDHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Michael Charles Echols$100,383.49
- Independent expenditures opposing Michael Charles Echols$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUNDSupporting$81,018.00
- GOPAC ELECTION FUNDSupporting$19,365.00
The race
Louisiana U.S. House, District 5, 2026 · 17 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Charles Echols (R) | $3,188,839.56 | $888,951.70 | 2026-10-14 |
| Julia Letlow (R) | $2,078,840.56 | $0.00 | 2026-08-21 |
| Misti Smith Cordell (R) | $658,608.43 | $200,178.37 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael Gabriel Firment (R) | $423,490.02 | $286,224.40 | 2026-09-30 |
| Samuel Lee Wyatt (R) | $299,614.76 | $0.00 | 2026-09-24 |
| Stewart Cathey Jr. (R) | $238,550.00 | $188,317.49 | 2026-09-30 |
| Dan McKay (D) | $121,181.95 | $4,998.31 | 2026-10-14 |
| Antonio Wilson (D) | $71,047.15 | $31,050.56 | 2026-10-14 |
| Antonio Wilson (D) | $71,047.15 | $31,050.56 | 2026-10-14 |
| Dixon McMakin (R) | $63,405.15 | $0.00 | 2026-07-18 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Polling | April 4–7, 2026 | 889 (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: ECHOLS 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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