Louisiana 2nd District
Troy Carter (D) holds this seat and is running again. 5 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Troy Carter
Democrat · holds this seat today
FLiberty Score FOn the liberty side in 42 of 116 votes and bills.
Raised $1,941,169 since January 2025: 62% from PACs and other committees, 29% from people, 9% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Renada Collins
Democrat · New Orleans entrepreneur, business coach and nonprofit director
No gradeNothing on recordI have no votes in Congress to count for Collins, and I found nothing Collins has said or done on any of these questions: no campaign positions and no interview I could check. I went through it on October 19.
Peter Williams
Republican · Lettsworth tree farmer and agriculturist
CLiberty Score C75 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Williams has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Williams.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Peter Williams, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Williams, so the grade above comes from this list: what Williams has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Asked whether the US relationship with Israel is important, he answered yes.
“Yes. A friend of Israel, has a friend in God.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as a friend to be stood with follows the pro-Israel side of the measure.
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He marked Strongly Agree that people who can afford to pay more taxes should do so to relieve working families.
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Higher taxes on those who can afford them is on the against side of the measure.
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He marked Strongly Agree that biological males should not take part in women's sports or occupy women's spaces.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is with liberty on equal rights.
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He marked Strongly Disagree on a statement supporting sanctuary cities.
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing sanctuary cities is on the secure-border side of the measure.
Also on the ballot
Lisa Ballay (Libertarian), Walter Beach (Independent).
Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.
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