Candidate profile: Markeda Ann Cottonham

Markeda Ann Cottonham is running as a Republican in Louisiana’s contested 2026 general election for the U.S. Senate. The election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the field includes 21 candidates.

Cottonham’s candidate record

Official records identify Cottonham’s party affiliation as Republican. They list no biography or documented policy positions for Cottonham. Funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand also are not on file.

Those records do not establish Cottonham’s work history, education, public service or positions on issues before the U.S. Senate. Voters evaluating the candidacy can watch for additions to Cottonham’s official biography, policy statements and campaign-finance filings as the election approaches.

Candidates in the Senate race

The same categories of information — party, biography, documented positions and campaign-finance figures — apply across the listed field:

• Randall Steven Phd Arrington — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Christopher Lee Mr. Holder — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Xan Mr. John — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Tracie Burke — Democrat. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Jamie Labranche — Listed with the affiliation “W.” No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Samuel Lee Mr. Wyatt — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• William M. Cassidy — Republican and incumbent. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Julia Letlow — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Markeda Ann Cottonham — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Blake Miguez — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Jamie Davis — Democrat. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Kathy W Seiden — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Tracy Collene Dendy — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Eric Skrmetta — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Julie Cathryn Emerson — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Mark Spencer — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Nicholas S. Albares — Democrat. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• John C. Jr. Fleming — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Jabarie Walker — Democrat. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Gary Crockett — Democrat. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.
• Joshua Morott — Republican. No biography, policy positions, funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand are on file.

What voters can track

The general election remains scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Before voting, voters can track whether official candidate records add biographies or policy positions for any of the 21 candidates.

Campaign-finance records are another point to follow. The listed records currently show no figures for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand for any candidate in the race. Updates to those filings could give voters more information about how each campaign is operating, without establishing where a candidate stands on policy.