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Louisiana · U.S. House

Louisiana 3rd District

Clay Higgins wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Clay Higgins R won 129,203 55.0%
John Day D 49,162 20.9%
Caleb Walker D 19,932 8.5%
Priscilla Gonzalez D 16,828 7.2%
Kate Cotten R 15,661 6.7%
Tia LeBrun NPA 4,208 1.8%
Total234,994

571 of 571 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Lafayette 79,316 R +19.4 R +46.2 D +26.8 100%
Calcasieu 32,078 R +0.8 R +17.3 D +16.5 100%
St. Landry 20,709 R +9.8 — — 100%
Iberia 19,243 R +23.8 R +34.5 D +10.7 100%
Acadia 18,184 R +58.5 R +64.5 D +6.0 100%
Vermilion 17,408 R +55.7 R +64.5 D +8.9 100%
St. Martin 16,451 R +33.0 R +41.1 D +8.2 100%
St. Mary 14,687 R +23.7 R +32.2 D +8.5 100%
Jefferson Davis 10,434 R +55.5 R +61.9 D +6.4 100%
Terrebonne 4,499 R +21.5 R +52.4 D +30.9 100%
Cameron 1,985 R +80.2 R +86.8 D +6.7 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
Clay Higgins wins——
+27,407 votes234,994R +25.5
+647 votes207,587R +27.4
+694 votes206,940R +27.3
+669 votes206,246R +27.2
+4,332 votes205,577R +27.2
+70 votes201,245R +27.0
+102 votes201,175R +27.0
+556 votes201,073R +27.0
+2,595 votes200,517R +26.9
+520 votes197,922R +26.9
+960 votes197,402R +26.8