2026 general election
Louisiana 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won. · Incumbent re-elected.
$1.9M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Troy Carter (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.9M
Raised by campaigns
$1.9M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Troy CarterDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.9M
- Spent
- $1.8M
- From individuals
- $566K
- From PACs
- $1.2M
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 62% of Carter's money came from PACs
Corporate $628K (57%)Trade group $202K (18%)Leadership PAC $20K (2%)Membership $76K (7%)Union $88K (8%)Super PAC $4K (0%)Other $84K (8%)
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. Corporate$25K
- Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action Committee Other$11K
- The Home Depot Inc. Corporate$10K
- Gilead Sciences, Inc. Corporate$10K
- Entergy Corporation Corporate$10K
- Arpac Membership$10K
- Verizon Communications, Inc. Political Action Committee (Verizon PAC) Corporate$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
Lisa BallayLibertarian
✗ Lost- Raised
- $1K
- Spent
- $500
- From individuals
- $1K
- From PACs
- $0
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $25
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Plus 3 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race?
- $1.9M was spent on the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race: $1.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). Troy Carter (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race?
- Troy Carter (Democrat) raised $1.9M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Louisiana 2nd District race?
- Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. PAC (Aka Bread Financial PAC) gave $25K to Troy Carter; Continuing America's Strength and Security PAC gave $25K to Peter Williams; Jones Walker L.L.P. Political Action Committee gave $11K to Troy Carter.