Called Nov 4Unofficial results
Louisiana's 2nd District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Troy Carter won re-election by 64.8 points over Peter Williams.
All-party U.S. House election
Troy CarterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.9%192,258
Peter WilliamsRepublican
15.1%36,367
Lisa BallayLibertarian
2.7%6,405
Renada CollinsNonpartisan
1.2%2,999
Walter "Rocky" BeachNonpartisan
1.1%2,553
98% of the expected vote counted · 240,582 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Troy CarterPeter Williams
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
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$630.5K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. No FEC filings matched for Peter Williams.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Troy Carter
- >99%
- Peter Williams
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+55.2
The candidates
Troy Carter (D)
Incumbent U.S. representative
Incumbent U.S. representative
Peter Williams (R)
Tree farmer
Tree farmer
Also on the ballot: Lisa Ballay (Libertarian), 2.7%; Renada Collins (Nonpartisan), 1.2%; Walter "Rocky" Beach (Nonpartisan), 1.1%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Carter.