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U. S. Representative · 2nd Congressional District

Louisiana. Election Day was Nov. 3, 2026. Five candidates are on the official list.

Who is running

Candidate list published by Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections Division, as of Oct 15, 2026. Official list

Names and parties are copied exactly from the official list. Blue marks Democrats, red marks Republicans, and gray marks every other party or none; each is also labeled in words.

Official vote count

Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by Louisiana Secretary of State. Counts change as ballots are counted. Power & Politics does not call races or project winners.

U. S. Representative -- 2nd Congressional District, as listed by the official source
Candidate or choicePartyVotesShare of votes counted
Lisa BallayLBT6,4052.7%
Walter "Rocky" BeachNOPTY2,5531.1%
Troy A. Carter, Sr.DEM192,25879.9%
Renada "Honey" CollinsNOPTY2,9991.2%
Peter WilliamsREP36,36715.1%

613 of 613 precincts reporting, as stated by Louisiana Secretary of State. As reported by Louisiana Secretary of State (the source file was last changed Nov 5, 2026 2:55 pm EST). Rows are in the order the source lists them, which is not a ranking. Official source · All Louisiana results

Worth knowing

Each fact is worked out from the official records linked beside it. None is a prediction or a rating.

Past results

The archive does not yet hold past results for this office. State legislative results are being added where the official records are online. See what the archive holds

Map

Louisiana's U.S. House districts, with District outlined
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Louisiana's U.S. House districts, with District outlinedMap of the Louisiana congressional districts of the 119th Congress, coloured by group with a group list in the table. The same information is in the data table below.LA-2: Another districtLA-3: Another districtLA-4: Another districtLA-5: Another districtLA-6: Another districtLA-1: This race

Outlines are the Census Bureau's simplified cartographic boundaries, drawn for display, not for legal boundaries. Group names are in the table and in each district's tooltip, not only shown by colour.

Data table: Louisiana's U.S. House districts, with District outlined
Louisiana's U.S. House districts, with District outlined
DistrictContest
LA-1This race
LA-2Another district
LA-3Another district
LA-4Another district
LA-5Another district
LA-6Another district

Source: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress. As of the 119th Congress (2025 to 2027) boundary file.

The outlined district is the one in force for the 119th Congress. A state that redrew its map for 2026 may vote on different lines; the official list above names the contest.

Campaign money

Totals each campaign reported to the Federal Election Commission for 2025 to 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handThrough
Lisa Ballay $1K$500$610Oct 14, 2026
Troy A. Carter Sr. $1.9M$1.8M$630KOct 14, 2026

Each candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission, through the date shown. Candidates not listed have no FEC totals tied to them on our records. Each name links to the candidate's FEC page.

Headlines that name a candidate in this race

Headlines are shown as each outlet published them, with a link to the outlet. A headline appears here only when it names a candidate's full name and the state, or comes from a newsroom in the state. They are the outlets' reporting, not Power & Politics findings.

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