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Louisiana’s 4th District

U.S. House · LA-4

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 22.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 2%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 61.2%
  • Democrat 38.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 95% chance (> 99% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican> 99%
OrbitRepublican95%
50/50 blendRepublican97%

Figures as of November 2, 2026. The blend averages the two chances; in replays of the 2018 and 2022 Quebec elections, it beat our main forecast on its own.

Every race according to Orbit

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat
LA-4 61.2%38.8%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+17.3 54.9%−16.1

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Current member

Johnson, James Michael · Republican

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Republican Incumbent

    Johnson, James Michael

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Cable, Conrad Roberts

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

  • Democrat Challenger

    Gromlich, Matthew

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

  • Republican Challenger

    Heslop, Gordon Brian

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

  • Republican Challenger

    Nichols, Michael

    General-election qualification remains to be verified.

Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 88.6 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 22.5 points.

Where these voters came from

This district was redrawn in the 2025-2026 redistricting. Share of its voters from each former district:

  • Former district 4 85%
  • Former district 6 15%

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • LA-5 Republican, safe seat
  • LA-3 Republican, safe seat
  • LA-6 Republican, competitive
  • LA-2 Democrat, safe seat
  • LA-1 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. AZ-2Democrat55%5.7-point gap
  2. VA-1Republican55%5.7-point gap
  3. MI-4Republican56%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated