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2006Final results

2006 election for Louisiana's 2nd District

U.S. House · Louisiana

William Jefferson (D) won with 32.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Carter (D) by 7.6 points.

William JeffersonDemocrat · winner
32.7%35,153
Karen CarterDemocrat
25.1%27,011
Derrick ShepherdDemocrat
15.6%16,799
Joseph "joe" LavigneRepublican
11.6%12,511
Troy CarterDemocrat
10.5%11,304
Eric T. BradleyRepublican
1.1%1,159
Regina BartholomewDemocrat
1.0%1,125
John EdwardsDemocrat
0.6%675
Scott BarronDemocrat
0.6%621
Gregory W. KahnLibertarian
0.4%404
M. V. "vinny" MendozaDemocrat
0.4%402
Lawrence William "lance" Von Uhde IIIRepublican
0.2%258
Deven "d C" CollinsDemocrat
0.1%121
107,543 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+58.02004D+73.72006R+2.72008D+31.12010D+62.72012D+54.32020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

William JeffersonJoseph "joe" Lavigne
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$317.8K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$291.1K
$625
Cash on hand
$26.6K

Other candidates' campaigns: Karen Carter $1.3M · Derrick Shepherd $511.5K · Troy Carter $178.1K · Regina Bartholomew $45.9K · M. V. "vinny" Mendoza $23.2K · John Edwards $9.5K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006

The candidates

William Jefferson (D)Karen Carter (D)Derrick Shepherd (D)Joseph "joe" Lavigne (R)Troy Carter (D)

Also on the ballot: Eric T. Bradley (Republican), 1.1%; Regina Bartholomew (Democrat), 1.0%; John Edwards (Democrat), 0.6%; Scott Barron (Democrat), 0.6%; Gregory W. Kahn (Libertarian), 0.4%; M. V. "vinny" Mendoza (Democrat), 0.4%; Lawrence William "lance" Von Uhde III (Republican), 0.2%; Deven "d C" Collins (Democrat), 0.1%