Louisiana's 2nd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Troy A. Carter (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Troy A. Carter Sr. | Democratic | 60.3% | 46.7 |
| 2022 | Troy A. Carter Sr. | Democratic | 77.1% | 54.2 |
| 2021 special | Troy A. Carter Sr. | Democratic | 60.0% | 20.1 |
| 2020 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 63.6% | 48.6 |
| 2018 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 80.6% | 71.9 |
| 2016 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 69.8% | 49.7 |
| 2014 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 68.7% | 51.6 |
| 2012 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 55.2% | 30.1 |
| 2010 | Cedric Richmond | Democratic | 64.6% | 31.1 |
| 2008 | Anh Quang Cao | Republican | 49.5% | 2.7 |
| 2006 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 56.5% | 13.1 |
| 2004 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 79.0% | 58.0 |
| 2002 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 63.5% | 43.5 |
| 2000 | William J. Jefferson unopposed | Democratic | — | — |
| 1998 | William J. Jefferson | Democratic | 86.0% | 76.9 |
| 1980 | Lindy Boggs | Democratic | 60.8% | 26.4 |
| 1978 | Lindy Boggs unopposed | Democratic | — | — |
| 1976 | Lindy Boggs | Democratic | 92.6% | 85.1 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A. Carter Sr. Won | DEM | 184,009 | 60.29% | |
| Christy Lynch | REP | 41,641 | 13.65% | |
| Devin Lance Graham | REP | 39,174 | 12.84% | |
| Devin Davis | DEM | 32,482 | 10.64% | |
| Shondrell Perrilloux | REP | 7,878 | 2.58% | |
| Total | 305,184 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A. Carter Sr. Won | DEM | 158,120 | 77.11% | |
| Dan Lux | REP | 46,927 | 22.89% | |
| Total | 205,047 | |||
2021 (special)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A. Carter Sr. Won | DEM | 34,402 | 36.38% | |
| Karen Carter Peterson | DEM | 21,673 | 22.92% | |
| Gary Chambers | DEM | 20,163 | 21.32% | |
| Claston Bernard | REP | 9,237 | 9.77% | |
| Chelsea Ardoin | REP | 3,218 | 3.40% | |
| Gregory Lirette | REP | 2,349 | 2.48% | |
| Sheldon C. Vincent | REP | 754 | 0.80% | |
| Desiree Ontiveros | DEM | 699 | 0.74% | |
| Belden Batiste | IND | 598 | 0.63% | |
| Harold John | DEM | 403 | 0.43% | |
| Mindy McConnell | LIB | 323 | 0.34% | |
| J. Christopher Johnson | DEM | 288 | 0.31% | |
| Jenette M. Porter | DEM | 244 | 0.26% | |
| Lloyd M. Kelly | DEM | 122 | 0.13% | |
| Brandon Jolicoeur | NPA | 94 | 0.10% | |
| Total | 94,567 | |||
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A. Carter Sr. Won | DEM | 48,513 | 60.03% | |
| Karen Carter Peterson | DEM | 32,297 | 39.97% | |
| Total | 80,810 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Louisiana's 2nd congressional district?
Troy A. Carter (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district?
Troy A. Carter Sr. won in 2024 by 46.7 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.