U.S. House · Louisiana's 1st District
Randall Arrington
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 1st District
- Result
- Steve Scalise, projected winner
- Opponents
- Steve Scalise (R); Lauren Jewett (D); Liddy Glass (IND)
- Research
- Minimal record
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Randall Arrington, a Republican and retired U.S. Navy aviator with a Ph.D. in political science, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District to Steve Scalise. He describes careers as a naval aviator, federal law enforcement officer and university professor, and he ran for the seat in 2024.[1][2][3]
On the ballotU.S. House · 1
2026-11-03
| Steve Scalise R | incumbent |
| Lauren Jewett D | challenger |
| Randall Arrington R | challenger |
| Liddy Glass IND | challenger |
Biography
Randall Arrington, a Republican and retired U.S. Navy aviator with a Ph.D. in political science, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Louisiana's 1st Congressional District to Steve Scalise. He describes careers as a naval aviator, federal law enforcement officer and university professor, and he ran for the seat in 2024.[1][2][3]
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Arrington was born in Corona, California, and graduated from Burbank High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1976 and a Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans in 1999.[2] He served in the U.S. Navy from 1976 to 1997; in his Ballotpedia survey he describes himself as a retired naval aviator who flew attack jets from four aircraft carriers.[2]
Arrington describes careers as a pilot, federal law enforcement officer and university professor of political science; the Louisiana Illuminator's voter guide lists him as a resident of Ponchatoula.[2][4] He ran for this seat as a Republican in 2024 and received 5.0% of the vote (17,856 votes); Steve Scalise won outright.[1][2] He received 3.7% of the vote to Steve Scalise's 60.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Randall Arrington · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 3.U.S. House · Louisiana's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.1st Congressional District (Voter Guide: Election 2026) · Louisiana Illuminator · 2026-10-19 News report