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Rapides Parish, Louisiana

2026 election results. Julia Letlow (R) got 58% of the U.S. Senate vote in Rapides Parish. The margin is 21.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Rapides Parish

U.S. Senate

Julia Letlow
58.1%21,802
Jamie Davis
41.9%15,692
100% counted

Statewide: not called; Julia Letlow leads.

U.S. House: Louisiana 5th District

Gabe Firment
40.1%14,893
Patricia Moore
16.4%6,112
Antonio Wilson
10.2%3,803
Misti Cordell
9.6%3,562

5 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Runoff: Moore vs. Firment.

The leader in Rapides Parish is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 8:42 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
LA SenateR +16.3R +37.3D +21.0
LA-05R +28.2——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Rapides Parish has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.4%Donald Trump69.7%R +40.359,405
2020Joe Biden33.1%Donald Trump65.1%R +32.158,858
2016Hillary Clinton32.2%Donald Trump64.8%R +32.556,844
2012Barack Obama34.5%Mitt Romney64.1%R +29.658,019
2008Barack Obama35.0%John McCain63.6%R +28.757,521
2004John Kerry35.0%George W. Bush63.8%R +28.854,069
2000Al Gore38.5%George W. Bush58.8%R +20.349,024

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +20.0.

Other parishes in Louisiana

Louisiana results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Louisiana certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Louisiana's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.