Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jamie Davis significantly outraised Republican opponent Julia Letlow during the third quarter of 2026, bringing in nearly $2 million in campaign contributions compared with approximately $683,000 for Letlow, according to newly filed federal campaign finance records.

The filings, submitted to the Federal Election Commission ahead of the October 15 deadline, show Davis received $1,986,749 in contributions between July 1 and September 30, nearly three times the $683,250 reported by Letlow during the same period.

Including $44,000 in candidate loans and other receipts, Davis’s campaign brought in approximately $2.03 million during the quarter, bringing its cumulative receipts for the election cycle to more than $4 million.

The latest numbers represent a substantial increase in fundraising for Davis following his victory in Louisiana’s Democratic Senate runoff in June. His campaign raised more during the third quarter alone than it had reported in cumulative receipts through the end of June.

While Davis held a sizable fundraising advantage during the quarter, Letlow maintained the larger campaign treasury heading into October, with approximately $1.42 million in cash on hand compared with Davis’s $942,253.

Two Very Different Fundraising Operations

The newly filed reports also reveal considerable differences in how the two campaigns are financing their operations.

Individual donors accounted for nearly all of Davis’s third-quarter contributions, providing approximately $1.98 million. Political action committees and party organizations contributed just $6,000 combined.

By comparison, Letlow received $466,600 from PACs and $216,650 from individual contributors during the quarter. PACs accounted for approximately 68% of her campaign’s new contributions, compared with less than 1% for Davis.

Davis’s fundraising was also heavily supported by smaller individual donations, with approximately $1.36 million coming from contributions that did not require donors to be individually identified in the campaign’s FEC filing.

Letlow’s campaign reported $842,794 in total third-quarter receipts, including approximately $159,203 transferred from other authorized campaign committees.

For the election cycle overall, Letlow has reported approximately $6.98 million in cumulative receipts, compared with $4.02 million for Davis. However, more than $4.18 million of Letlow’s total came from transfers between authorized campaign committees, rather than contributions made directly to her current campaign committee.

Letlow Maintains Cash Advantage Despite Davis’s Fundraising Surge

The campaigns also reported significantly different spending levels during the third quarter.

Davis’s campaign spent approximately $1.57 million between July and September, bringing its cumulative expenditures to just over $3 million. Despite that spending, Davis nearly doubled his campaign’s cash reserves, increasing from approximately $478,500 at the beginning of July to more than $942,000 at the end of September.

Letlow’s campaign reported approximately $780,305 in third-quarter spending, less than half of Davis’s total. Her campaign entered October with $1.42 million in available cash, an increase of approximately $62,500 since the beginning of July.

The Republican congresswoman also reported no outstanding campaign debt, while Davis reported $54,000 in outstanding loans made to his campaign.

Fundraising Comes as Campaigns Take to the Airwaves

The latest financial disclosures come as both campaigns expand their advertising efforts ahead of Louisiana’s November 3 general election.

On October 14, Davis’s campaign announced its first major statewide advertising buy of the general-election campaign, releasing two advertisements scheduled to run on television, streaming platforms, and digital channels through Election Day.

The first advertisement, “6th Generation,” introduces Davis through his family’s history of farming in Tensas Parish while emphasizing his campaign’s focus on affordability and the rising cost of living.

The second, “Stench,” takes direct aim at Letlow over her congressional stock trading activity and connections to the development of Meta’s massive Richland Parish data center. The advertisement accuses Letlow of benefiting from information related to the project and calls for restrictions on congressional stock trading.

Letlow’s campaign has rejected Davis’s attacks on her record. Earlier in October, the Republican congresswoman also released an advertisement emphasizing rising flood insurance costs and her efforts to address affordability for Louisiana homeowners.

Both campaigns’ latest advertising efforts fall outside the September 30 reporting cutoff, meaning their newly announced spending is not reflected in these third-quarter totals.

The new filings nevertheless offer an important snapshot of the two campaigns’ financial positions as early voting approaches.

Davis’s fundraising surge demonstrates that his campaign has substantially expanded its ability to attract contributions since securing the Democratic nomination. But Letlow still retains an advantage in available campaign funds, even after being outraised by nearly three to one during the most recent quarter.