Louisiana · Louisiana's 2nd District · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Troy Carter
DemocraticIncumbentCandidateAll-partyRunoff
Incumbent U.S. representative
2026 race · Louisiana's 2nd District
>99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D
>99% chance of winning · race rated Solid D
● Troy CarterINC● Peter Williams
Background
- Current office
- Louisiana's 2nd District
- Experience
- Statewide office or Congress
- Past races on file
- 6 (5 won)
Links: Wikipedia · FEC filings · Candidate list (source)
Electoral history
Earlier races in Louisiana, newest first, matched by name in the results archive.
- 2024Won
U.S. House · LA-2 Nov 5, 2024
D · 60.3% · 184,009 votes
- 2022Won
U.S. House · LA-2 Nov 8, 2022
D · 77.1% · 158,120 votes
- 2019Won
State Senate · SD-7 Oct 12, 2019
D · Unopposed (no votes counted)
- 2015Won
State Senate · SD-7 runoff · Nov 21, 2015
D · 56.8% · 12,935 votes
- 2015Won
State Senate · SD-7 Oct 24, 2015
D · 37.4% · 7,700 votes
- 2006Lost
U.S. House · LA-2 Nov 7, 2006
D · 10.5% · 11,304 votes
Fundraising
- Raised
- $1.9M
- From individuals
- $557.1K
- Spent
- $1.8M
- Cash on hand
- $666.4K
Money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2026.
Opponents in 2026
- Renada CollinsDemocratic
- Peter WilliamsRepublican