U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District
Kate Cotten
CandidateR
- Race
- U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District
- Result
- Clay Higgins, projected winner
- Opponents
- Clay Higgins (R); Tia LeBrun (IND); John Day (D); Priscilla Gonzalez (D); Caleb Walker (D)
- Research
- Minimal record
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
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Kate Cotten, a Republican, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District to Clay Higgins. BallotReady lists her as the owner of a business called Cotton's Downtown since 2014 and as executive director of ResCare from 2007 to 2014. She received 6.7% of the vote to Clay Higgins's 55.0%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1][2][3]
On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Clay Higgins R | incumbent |
| Tia LeBrun IND | challenger |
| John Day D | challenger |
| Priscilla Gonzalez D | challenger |
| Caleb Walker D | challenger |
| Kate Cotten R | challenger |
Biography
Kate Cotten, a Republican, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District to Clay Higgins. BallotReady lists her as the owner of a business called Cotton's Downtown since 2014 and as executive director of ResCare from 2007 to 2014. She received 6.7% of the vote to Clay Higgins's 55.0%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1][2][3]
Little public record found for this candidate.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.U.S. House · Louisiana's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 3.Kate Cotten · BallotReady · 2026-10-21 Reference