Every other race has something to distinguish it. Even in the GOP stronghold of the 1st District, where Congressman Steve Scalise, R-Metairie, won a spring election, Democratic businessman Jim Harlan aims to make the race at least financially competitive. He has put up the biggest personal ante of any candidate in the state, $525,000, more than double what Scalise has in his as-yet unreplenished coffers. Because Harlan has only lent his campaign that money, it remains to be seen how much of it he actually spends.