Louisiana voters will have a wide range of choices for Congress this fall, with 36 candidates qualifying for the state’s six U.S. House seats. The filing period closed on August 7, with 19 candidates running in the 5th and 6th congressional districts alone. These two districts are the only ones without an incumbent seeking reelection.

Congressional Districts

The 6th District has a total of 10 candidates, including Republicans Monique Appeaning, Larry Davis III, Rick Edmonds, Michael Mebreur, Blake Miguez, and Stephen Wagley, as well as Democrats Chauna Banks, Pat Forbes, and Lindsay Garcia, and Libertarian Rufus Craig. Miguez, a state senator, initially positioned himself for the 5th District before the map changed and is now running in the 6th District.

Edmonds is focusing on his conservative record, telling voters that he will deliver results. Forbes, on the other hand, argues that the district needs someone who will fight for Louisiana’s interests, rather than special interests or the President.

The 5th District has nine candidates, including Republicans Stewart Cathey Jr., Misti Cordell, Michael Echols, Gabe Firment, and Austin Magee, as well as Oscar ‘Omar’ Dantzler, who also qualified as a Republican, and Democrats Dan McKay, Patricia ‘Pat’ Moore, and Antonio Wilson.

Other Congressional Districts

Louisiana’s four returning House members drew substantially smaller fields. In the 1st District, Republican Steve Scalise faces fellow Republican Randall Arrington and Democrat Lauren Jewett. Democratic Rep. Troy Carter faces Democrat Renada Collins and Libertarian Lisa Ballay in the 2nd District.

Republican Clay Higgins drew five opponents in the 3rd District, including Republican Kate Cotten, Democrats John Day, Priscilla Gonzalez, and Caleb ‘With a C’ Walker, and unaffiliated candidate Tia LeBrun. In the 4th District, Republican Mike Johnson faces Republicans Gordon Heslop and Mike Nichols and Democrats Conrad Cable and Matt Gromlich.

All congressional candidates will appear on the November 3 open-primary ballot, regardless of party. A candidate who receives a majority can win outright; otherwise, the top two finishers will advance to the December 12 general election.

Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.