Clay Higgins
RRepublicanLA-3 · Representative
55
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence8
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone11
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency47
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology1
Wins
0
Losses
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Races
2018
House · LA-03RClay HigginsWinner
136,876 votes55.6%
DMildred Mimi Methvin
43,729 votes17.8%
RJosh Guillory
31,387 votes12.8%
DRob Anderson
13,477 votes5.5%
DLarry Rader
9,692 votes3.9%
DVerone Thomas
7,815 votes3.2%
LAaron J. Andrus
2,967 votes1.2%
In the 2018 House race for LA-03, Clay Higgins (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Mildred Mimi Methvin (D) who received 17.8%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Clay Higgins's 37.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, Clay Higgins won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Republican Trump was in office).