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Other listed democratic candidates: Troy Carter, Renada Collins.
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Louisiana District 2 election, 2026
Democratic nominee TBD vs. Peter Williams on a newly enacted 2026 district map. Today's article: every forecast for this race →
VotePredictor forecast
Democrat favored
Safe D · predicted margin D+55.7
99%
chance to win
2024 presidential margin
D+48.32026 national environment
D+8.0District polls
noneForecast spread
±7.2 pointsMargin from the district's presidential lean on its 2026 lines, one fitted intercept and the national environment as a uniform swing; the win probability adds a decaying incumbency premium (Democratic incumbent running). No district poll is blended in.
Republican
Peter Williams
Candidate currently listed in the 2026 field.
Other listed candidates
- Lisa Ballay · Libertarian
- Walter Beach · Independent
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for LA-2. The forecast above is the model alone: lean, incumbency and the national environment.
Campaign money
FEC reports through October 14, 2026Troy CarterDEM · incumbent$1.9M raised
Spent $1.8MCash on hand $630kDebts $25k9% from donors under $200
Top contributors, industries and states
Contributors
Industries
- Unemployed$41k
- Legal & Professional Services$32k
- Self-Employed & Freelance$31k
- Technology & Communications$30k
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$26k
States
- LA$176k
- DC$74k
- VA$47k
- FL$40k
- NY$29k
Lisa BallayLIB$1k raised
Spent $500Cash on hand $610Debts $19kSelf-funded $25
Top contributors, industries and states
Contributors
- BALLAY, CHARLES$500
- CASSIDY, KEVIN$250
- BALLAY, LISA$25
States
- LA$500
- IL$250
Peter WilliamsREP— raised
Spent —Cash on hand —
What each candidate's own campaign committees reported for the 2025–26 cycle; outside spending by PACs and parties is not included. Industries are classified from donors' reported employers. The House forecast's win probability reads the two nominees' shares of individual contributions shown here, a small term that never moves the predicted margin. Data: GovMoneyGraph, based on FEC records.
Other forecasts
We have not yet ingested a district rating from these independent forecasters for LA-2; links go to their current national House ratings. Missing is shown as missing—not converted into a probability.
Candidate news
No recent verified candidate stories are available in the site's news feed for this race yet.
Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗