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2026 candidates we're tracking in LA-2
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Troy A. Carter Sr.
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Incumbent
Troy A. Carter Sr. is Louisiana's incumbent 2nd District U.S. representative, now serving his third term, per his official House biography. In 1991 he became the first African American elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, and he later served on t…
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Lisa Ballay
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Lisa Ballay works as director of surgical physician practices for LCMC Health Neuroscience, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and is a digital creator married to Charles Ballay, a 2024 presidential candidate, per The Advocate. No campaign websit…
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Walter "Rocky" Beach
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Walter "Rocky" Beach qualified with No Party affiliation for Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He is a paramedic and co-founder of EMS Reform who has advocated for EMS funding, workforce issues and civil-service protections across several parishes, per h…
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Renada "Honey" Collins
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Renada "Honey" Collins is from New Orleans, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 10, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate list is the only verifiable source for Renada "Hon…
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Peter Williams
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Peter Williams works as an agriculturist and tree farmer, per an Aug. 12, 2026 WWNO/LPB candidate roundup, and switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 2025, according to KALB. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of Septem…
About this race
Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Louisiana primary is Saturday, May 16, 2026 (runoff Saturday, June 27, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.