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2026 H6la05242 Michael Charles Echols

The Race · House · LA · District 05 · 2026

MICHAEL CHARLES ECHOLS

RepublicanOpen seat

Office: House · LA-05
Cycle: 2026
Party: Republican
FEC id: H6LA05242

House LA-05 2026 FEC candidate page

Campaign finance

Coverage through 2026-07-18

Receipts: $3.0M; $2,979,894
Disbursements: $1.9M; $1,898,255
Cash on hand: $1.1M; $1,081,639

Top donors

LOUISIANA GROWTH AND FUTURE FUND
Committee
$81.0K
GOPAC ELECTION FUND
Committee
$21.9K
CRESCENT RIVER PORT PILOTS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/CRPPA FED PAC
Committee
$4.5K
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC
Committee
$2.5K
PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC. PAC (PATTERN PAC)
Committee
$1.0K

Finance totals prefer FEC presidential summary tables when labeled on the row; otherwise FEC weball. Popular votes attach for the general election and, when available, the party primary. Top donors are a capped committee/PAC list from pas2, not every itemized contributor. Built 2026-08-06T15:37:13Z. See methodology.