Louisiana suspends primary elections for U.S. House of Representatives

On April 30, 2026, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed Executive Order 26-038 suspending the primary elections for representative to the United States Congress until July 15, 2026, or until a time designated by the Louisiana Legislature.

As a result, committees making contributions or expenditures in connection with primary elections for the U.S. House of Representatives in Louisiana do not have to file the Pre-Primary Report due on May 4, 2026. Instead, those committees will disclose the activity covered by that report on their next FEC report. As always, each reporting period picks up where a committee's last report left off. Any committees that have already filed the Pre-Primary report need not disclose that activity again on their next report.

Once Louisiana sets a new date for its U.S. House primary elections, the Commission will update the reporting deadlines on its website and notify affected committees.

Please note that neither the May 16 primary nor the potential June 27 runoff for U.S. Senate candidates in Louisiana were affected by the governor's order. Committees making contributions or expenditures in connection with primary elections for the U.S. Senate must file the Pre-Primary report due on May 4, 2026, and, as necessary, the Pre-Primary Runoff report due on June 15, 2026.

The Commission encourages committees with reporting questions to contact their Campaign Finance Analyst by calling (202) 694-1130 or (800) 424-9530 (press 5).

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