Louisiana
See who’s qualifying to run for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Qualifying began Wednesday for local and state races, including Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District.
Congresswoman Julia Letlow represents this district after first taking office in April 2021.
The qualifying period for candidates is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from July 17-19. Local and municipal candidates qualify with the clerk of court in the parish they are registered for. Federal and state candidates qualify at the Louisiana State Archives.
The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, and the ballot will include the race for president of the United States. The general election will determine any runoffs and is set for Saturday, Dec. 7.
See below who qualified for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District on Thursday, July 18.