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Louisiana · U.S. House

Louisiana 2nd District

Troy Carter wins. Called.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Troy Carter D won 192,258 79.9%
Peter Williams R 36,367 15.1%
Lisa Ballay L 6,405 2.7%
Renada Collins UNA 2,999 1.2%
Walter Beach UNA 2,553 1.1%
Total240,582

613 of 613 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 7:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Orleans 109,454 D +87.6 D +77.8 D +9.8 100%
Jefferson 54,344 D +48.1 D +19.6 D +28.5 100%
East Baton Rouge 29,823 D +91.2 — — 100%
St. Charles 9,503 R +10.2 R +26.8 D +16.5 100%
St. James 9,168 D +23.5 R +0.9 D +24.5 100%
St. John The Baptist 7,858 D +73.8 D +29.5 D +44.3 100%
Iberville 7,636 D +42.8 R +0.8 D +43.6 100%
St. Bernard 5,812 D +11.0 R +24.5 D +35.5 100%
West Baton Rouge 3,813 D +54.5 — — 100%
Ascension 3,171 D +51.1 R +9.5 D +60.6 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+41,096 votes240,582D +68.2
+2,183 votes199,486D +63.2
+9,811 votes197,303D +63.0
+158 votes187,492D +61.4
+9,081 votes187,334D +61.4
+11,909 votes178,253D +60.2
+1,475 votes166,344D +58.7
+1,691 votes164,869D +58.6
+8,939 votes163,178D +58.8
+5,119 votes154,239D +57.3
+3,693 votes149,120D +56.2
+1,322 votes145,427D +56.7