The field so far
2 filedEveryone registered with the FEC for this seat, in the file's neutral order.
How this seat voted last time
D+47 in 2024
- Troy A. CarterWon60.3%
- Christy Lynch13.6%
305,184 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The seat
Troy Carter Sr.
Democrat · Holds the seat now
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Louisiana
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 30 days before the election (20 days before if registering online).
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Where each candidate's money comes from
- Small donors
- <1%$4K
- Large donors
- 30%$417K
- Bundled
- --
- PACs
- 67%$951K
- Other
- 3%$41K
Small donors give under $200; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
The district
Census context- People
- 764K
- Median household income
- $55K
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 21.1%
- Without health insurance
- 9.5%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.