U.S. House Candidate Profile

Michael Charles Echols

Updated October 6, 2026

RepublicanU.S. HouseLouisiana05

Background

Michael Charles Echols is a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Louisiana's 5th district in the 2026 election cycle. As of October 18, 2026, Michael Charles Echols's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. For the 2026 election cycle, Federal Election Commission filings report that Michael Charles Echols raised $2,979,894, spent $1,898,255, and had $1,081,639 in cash on hand.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; voterportal.sos.la.gov/CandidateInquiry/StatewideCandidate/Exp…; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6LA05242/).

Last updated 2026-10-06.

Sourced summary

Louisiana Secretary of State Candidate Inquiry lists Michael Echols as a Republican candidate for U. voterportal.sos.la.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Michael Charles Echols raised $2,979,894, spent $1,898,255, reported $1,081,639 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Michael Charles Echols raised $1,779,023, spent $394,985, reported $1,384,038 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

Finance snapshot

Michael Charles Echols's committee id is C00938654

Michael Charles Echols's latest reported disbursements $2,979,894. fec.gov

Race and district

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Antonio Wilson (Democratic), Antonio Wilson (Democratic), Austin Magee (Republican), Carl Ray Smith Jr. (Republican), Dan Mckay (Democratic), Dixon Mcmakin (Republican), Jessee Fleenor (Democratic), Larry W Foy (Democratic).

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Michael Charles Echols profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 5. Primary-source references 5. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-10-06. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

Published claim kinds: Background 1, Finance 2.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

Same race

10 other indexed profiles returned with Michael Charles Echols. Not a certified ballot.

Antonio Wilson. Democrat. status challenger
Antonio Wilson. Democrat. status challenger
Austin Magee. Republican. status challenger
Carl Ray Smith Jr.. Republican. status challenger
Dan Mckay. Democrat. status challenger
Dixon Mcmakin. Republican. status challenger
Jessee Fleenor. Democrat. status challenger
Larry W Foy. Democrat. status challenger
Misti Smith Cordell. Republican. status challenger
Oscar "Omar" Dantzler. Republican. status challenger

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