Kate Cotten
Candidate · U.S. House · Louisiana
Republican · Challenger—
No open market
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatLouisiana, district 3
AgainstClay Higgins (R), incumbent
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websitekatecotten.com ↗
The district
LA-3 · Louisiana
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026.
The campaign · in their wordskatecotten.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Bring Conservatism Back to Its Roots”
Plank 1 · campaign site
Conserve Our Parks
“Kate will fight the gutting of our national parks: no selling them off, no starving them of rangers and funding, no desecrating what Teddy Roosevelt built.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Peace Through Strength
“No new wars.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Fiscal Sanity
“Kate will vote like every dollar came off a Cameron Parish shrimp boat, because it did.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 5 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 2 statements
L-lean
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Louisiana House, district 3 · 7 days out
Clay HigginsRepublican · incumbent · Right 39 on the record—Kate CottenRepublican · challenger · L-lean 14 from statements—3914
54 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
In their own words
“Restore the coast and the marsh that protect us from storms”
“Hold polluters accountable to the communities that live downwind and downstream”
“Oppose carbon capture and sequestration projects that seize farmland and pasture through pipelines and injection wells”
On the ballot with them · Louisiana, Nov 3, 2026
LA Senate · open seat
Julia Letlow (R) · 91%
vs. Jamie Davis (D) · 10%
LA-1
Steve Scalise (R) · incumbent
vs. Lauren Jewett (D)
LA-2
Troy Carter (D) · incumbent
vs. Renada "Honey" Collins (D)
LA-4
Mike Johnson (R) · incumbent
vs. Conrad Cable (D)
LA-5 · open seat
Antonio Wilson (D)
vs. Dan McKay (D)
LA-6 · open seat
Chauna Banks (D)
vs. Lindsay "Rubia" Garcia (D)
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Kate Cotten
Candidate · U.S. House · Louisiana
Republican · Challenger—
No open market
—
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Higgins (R), inc.
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Bring Conservatism Back to Its Roots”
Plank 1
Conserve Our Parks
“Kate will fight the gutting of our national parks: no selling them off, no starving them of rangers and funding, no desecrating what Teddy Roosevelt built.”
Plank 2
Peace Through Strength
“No new wars.”
Plank 3
Fiscal Sanity
“Kate will vote like every dollar came off a Cameron Parish shrimp boat, because it did.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · katecotten.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Energy and landMixed
Mixed
EducationL-lean 13
L-lean, 13 points from center
Budget and taxesMixed
Mixed
Civil rightsL-lean 18
L-lean, 18 points from center
The race · LA-3 · 7 days out
Clay HigginsRepublican · incumbent · Right 39 on the record—Kate CottenRepublican · challenger · L-lean 14 from statements—3914
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
In their own words
“Restore the coast and the marsh that protect us from storms”
“Hold polluters accountable to the communities that live downwind and downstream”
“Oppose carbon capture and sequestration projects that seize farmland and pasture through pipelines and injection wells”
On the ballot with them · Louisiana
LA Senate · open seatLetlow (R) vs. Davis (D)91% · 10%LA-1Scalise (R) vs. Jewett (D)→LA-2Carter (D) vs. Collins (D)→LA-4Johnson (R) vs. Cable (D)→LA-5 · open seatWilson (D) vs. McKay (D)→LA-6 · open seatBanks (D) vs. Garcia (D)→
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll