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Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2021

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Troy Carter (D) defeated Karen Peterson (D) in a special election to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District on April 24, 2021, with 55.2% of the vote to Peterson's 44.8%. Carter and Peterson received the most votes in the primary election held on March 20, 2021. Carter received 36% of the vote and Peterson received 23% of the vote. Thirteen other candidates competed in the race.

Carter represented Louisiana State Senate District 7, and Peterson represented Louisiana State Senate District 5. Carter assumed office January 11, 2016, and Peterson assumed office in February 2010. EMILY's List, Stacey Abrams (D), and Gary Chambers (D), who finished third in the March 20 primary, endorsed Peterson. Cedric Richmond (D), the district's former representative, and Jim Clyburn (D) endorsed Carter. [3] Click here to see more endorsements.

Both Carter and Peterson emphasized their experience as lawmakers. Carter said, "Throughout my career I’ve remained laser focused on the simple ways to improve people’s day to day lives – like guaranteeing access to COVID-19 19 [sic] vaccine, equality pay for women, criminal justice reform and fighting for a living wage." Peterson said "[a]fter Katrina hit, I told the truth, held people accountable, and fought to help our families and our businesses rebuild. And that’s what I’ll do in Congress to lead us out of this pandemic."[4]

Carter emphasized his relationship with Richmond, who was an advisor to President Joe Biden (D) at the time of the election. "As a new congressman," Carter said, "I would have the ear of the guy who has the ear of the President of the United States of America." Peterson focused on Abrams' endorsement of her and the need for more women in elected office, saying “It is time for women to have a seat at the table."[5]

Both candidates supported legalizing recreational marijuana, ending cash bail, forgiving student debt loans for up to $50,000, and a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. Both supported increasing the federal minimum wage, but disagreed on what it should be raised to. Carter supported raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, while Peterson said she supported raising it to $20 per hour. The candidates also differed on health care policy, with Carter supporting a public option allowing people to choose between a government-funded plan and private insurance and Peterson supporting a Medicare for All universal health care plan.[6]

Three election forecasters rated Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Solid Democratic during the 2020 general election. In the November 3, 2020, election, Cedric Richmond (D) won with 63.9% of the vote. Richmond was first elected in 2010. A Democrat has represented the 2nd District continuously since 2000 except from 2009-2011. In 2008, Republican Joseph Cao defeated William J. Jefferson. Cao lost his bid for re-election to Richmond in 2010.

The special election filled the vacancy left by Richmond. Richmond resigned from the House on January 15, 2021, after president-elect Biden announced Richmond would join his administration as a senior adviser to the president and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement on November 17, 2020. Neither of these positions require Senate confirmation.[7]

Click on candidate names below to view their key messages:


Carter

Peterson


As of September 22, 2025, 17 special elections have been called during the 117th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 116th Congress, 50 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.

Candidates and election results


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

Troy Carter defeated Karen Peterson in the special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on April 24, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Troy Carter
Troy Carter (D)
 
55.2
 
48,513
Image of Karen Peterson
Karen Peterson (D)
 
44.8
 
39,297

Total votes: 87,810
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on March 20, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Troy Carter
Troy Carter (D)
 
36.4
 
34,402
Image of Karen Peterson
Karen Peterson (D)
 
22.9
 
21,673
Image of Gary Chambers
Gary Chambers (D)
 
21.3
 
20,163
Image of Claston Bernard
Claston Bernard (R) Candidate Connection
 
9.8
 
9,237
Image of Chelsea Ardoin
Chelsea Ardoin (R) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
3,218
Image of Greg Lirette
Greg Lirette (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
2,349
Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R)
 
0.8
 
754
Image of Desiree Ontiveros
Desiree Ontiveros (D)
 
0.7
 
699
Image of Belden Batiste
Belden Batiste (Independent)
 
0.6
 
598
Harold John (D)
 
0.4
 
403
Image of Mindy McConnell
Mindy McConnell (L)
 
0.3
 
323
Image of J. Christopher Johnson
J. Christopher Johnson (D)
 
0.3
 
288
Jenette Porter (D)
 
0.3
 
244
Lloyd Kelly (D)
 
0.1
 
122
Image of Brandon Jolicoeur
Brandon Jolicoeur (Independent)
 
0.1
 
94

Total votes: 94,567
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Candidate profiles

This section includes candidate profiles created in one of two ways: either the candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, or Ballotpedia staff compiled a profile based on campaign websites, advertisements, and public statements after identifying the candidate as noteworthy.[8]

Troy Carter

Image of Troy Carter

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Louisiana State Senate (Assumed office: 2016)

Louisiana House of Representatives (1991-2015)

Biography:  Carter was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1991. In 1994, he was elected to the New Orleans City Council. In 2015, Carter was elected to the Louisiana State Senate.



Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.


Carter said he has spent nearly three decades in elected office, including time spent outside the legislature as a member of the New Orleans City Council. 


Carter said that, as a member of Congress, he would fight for raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, access to the coronavirus vaccine, economic development and student loan forgiveness.


Regarding health care policy, Carter said that he favors a public option allowing people to choose between a government-funded plan and private insurance. 


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 in 2021.

Karen Peterson

Image of Karen Peterson

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Louisiana State Senate (Assumed office: 2010)

Louisiana House of Representatives (1999-2010)

Biography:  Peterson graduated from Mercy Academy and received a bachelor’s degree in international business and marketing from Howard University in 1991. Peterson then returned to New Orleans and received a J.D. degree from Tulane University Law School.



Key Messages

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Peterson said she would support raising the federal minimum wage to $20 per hour and supports policies she said would make sure women are paid the same as men


Peterson said she wants to end mandatory minimum sentences and end the war on drugs by legalizing marijuana and expunging past convictions. She also said she supports police reform and wants to change deadly force standards.


Peterson said she believes that health care is a basic human right, and supports universal health care in the form of Medicare for All.


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 in 2021.


Noteworthy endorsements

See also: Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements

This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.

Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available.

Noteworthy endorsements
Endorsement Carter Peterson
Newspapers
The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate[9]
Gambit[10]
Elected officials
State Sen. Regina Barrow (D)[11]
U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D)[12]
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop (D)[13]
State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux (D)[14]
State Sen. Joseph Bouie (D)[15]
State Rep. Ken Brass (D)[16]
State Rep. Ken Brass (D)[17]
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D)[18]
U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (D)[19]
State Rep. Gary Carter Jr. (D)[20]
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn (D)[21]
State Sen. Cleo Fields (D)[22]
State Rep. Randal Gaines (D)[23]
U.S. Rep. Al Green (D)[24]
State Rep. Kyle Green Jr. (D)[25]
State Sen. Jimmie Harris (D)[26]
State Rep. Jason Hughes (D)[27]
Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng (R)[28]
State Sen. Katrina Jackson (D)[29]
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D)[30]
State Rep. Edmond Jordan (D)[31]
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D)[32]
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)[33]
State Rep. Mandie Landry (D)[34]
State Rep. Jeremy LaCombe (D)[35]
State Rep. Rodney Lyons (D)[36]
State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle (D)[37]
State Rep. Joseph Marino (D)[38]
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler (D)[39]
U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin (D)[40]
New Orleans City Council Member Helena Moreno (D)[41]
State Rep. Candace Newell (D)[42]
State Sen. Ed Price (D)[43]
State Rep. Larry Selders (D)[44]
U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D)[45]
U.S. Rep. David Scott (D)[46]
State Sen. Gregory Tarver (D)[47]
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D)[48]
U.S. Rep. David Trone (D)[49]
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (D)[50]
State Rep. Matthew Willard (D)[51]
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams (D)[52]
Individuals
Stacey Abrams[53]
Gary Chambers[54]
Howard Dean[55]
Former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D)[56]
Organizations
AFL-CIO[57]
Democracy for America[58]
Democratic Party of Louisiana[59]
Democrats Work For America[60]
Elect Democratic Women[61]
EMILY's List[62]
Forum for Equality[63]
Higher Heights for America PAC[64]
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Worker's Union[65]
Run Sister Run[66]
Our Revolution[67]

Campaign themes

See also: Campaign themes

Democratic Party Troy Carter

Campaign website

A video on Carter’s campaign website stated the following:

Throughout my career I remain laser focused on the simple ways to improve people's day-to-day lives, like:
  • Fighting for a living wage, equal pay for women, criminal justice reform, and making public colleges and universities tuition-free. :*Addressing the alarming rate of mortality among black mothers and infants in Louisiana which I've already started.
  • Advocating for LGBTQ rights by putting forward the first employment non-discrimination act.
  • Fighting for environmental justice, flood insurance, and added protection for folks hit hard by hurricanes.
  • Supporting economic development by investing in small businesses, and something special we did. We passed a bill to make sure women who have had mastectomies due to breast cancer are able to get reconstructive surgery and have it covered by their insurance.
Because for me, it's never been about the issues that make the biggest headlines. It's about the issues that make the biggest difference in people's lives.
We're living through very tough times. The pandemic has hit our community hard, but we must hold strong work together and have each other's backs. In congress, I'll have your back and I'll get things done.[68]
—Troy Carter's campaign website (2020)[69]


Democratic Party Karen Peterson

Campaign website

Peterson’s campaign website stated the following:

  • Advocate for Economic Justice
Karen believes that the government must serve as a safety net for working families. Karen will support an economy that rewards hard work by passing legislation to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, guarantee that women are paid the same as men, and end tax breaks for the big corporations and the wealthiest 1%.
  • Support lmpactful Climate Change Legislation
Climate Change is the crisis of our lifetime. Louisiana has failed to realize that we are abundant in wind and solar resources. In Congress, Karen will fight for federal incentives to expand production of wind and solar industries, which will create thousands of new high-paying green jobs and reduce our carbon footprint.
  • Help Realize Sensible Gun Safety Reform
America needs sensible gun safety reform. Karen pledges to take on the NRA by expanding background checks, eliminating the gun show loophole, implementing a buyback program to get weapons off our streets, ban the sale of assault weapons, and keep weapons out the hands of domestic abusers and stalkers.
  • Demand Comprehensive and Immediate COVID-19 Relief
Karen supports comprehensive relief that will extend unemployment benefits to thousands of Louisianans, direct aid to families and small businesses, and rental relief to families.
  • Champion Criminal Justice Reform and Police Reform
We currently have an unjust justice system. Karen will fight to end mandatory minimum sentences and end the war on drugs by legalizing marijuana and expunging past convictions. Additionally, Karen will champion police reform. She will support legislation that will update the use of deadly force standard by the police from “reasonable” to “necessary.”
  • Fighting for Medicare for All
Karen believes that health care is a basic human right, and the best way to achieve universal health care is to fight for Medicare for All. It would eliminate copays, deductibles, and premiums and will cover medical, dental, vision, hearing, prescription drugs, maternity care, comprehensive mental health services and substance abuse treatment.[68]
—Karen Peterson’s campaign website (2020)[70]


Campaign advertisements

This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.

Democratic Party Troy Carter

Supporting Carter

"Troy Carter: Just make it home alive" - Carter campaign ad, released April 14, 2021
"Troy Carter: I'll fight for our veterans" - Carter campaign ad, released April 14, 2021
"Troy Carter will get things done" - Carter campaign ad, released April 10, 2021
"Jason Williams: Troy Carter gets things done" - Carter campaign ad, released April 8, 2021
"Troy Carter: Kenisha Martin-Nelson" - Carter campaign ad, released April 8, 2021
"Troy Carter: It's time to vote" - Carter campaign ad, released March 20, 2021
"Troy Carter: Bike-N-Vote" - Carter campaign ad, released March 19, 2021
"Troy Carter: The Carter-Stokes Act" - Carter campaign ad, released March 19, 2021
"Helena Moreno: Top 3 reasons I'm supporting Troy Carter" - Carter campaign ad, released March 19, 2021
"Troy Carter: The Carter-Stokes Act" - Carter campaign ad, released March 18, 2021
"Troy Carter: Only" - Carter campaign ad, released March 18, 2021
"Troy Carter Prom Dress Giveaway" - Carter campaign ad, released March 15, 2021
"1 Million Dollars" - Carter campaign ad, released March 13, 2021
"Matters" - Carter campaign ad, released February 25, 2021


Opposing Peterson

"Dede Chatalain: A Question for Karen Carter-Peterson" - Carter campaign ad, released April 13, 2021

Democratic Party Karen Peterson

Supporting Peterson

"Back" - Peterson campaign ad, released April 18, 2021
"Ask" - Peterson campaign ad, released April 16, 2021
"Stacey Abrams' Message to LA-02" - Peterson campaign ad, released March 30, 2021
"Doesn't Mess Around" - Peterson campaign ad, released February 26, 2021
"Tested" - Peterson campaign ad, released February 11, 2021
"Gov. Howard Dean Endorses Sen. Karen Carter Peterson for Congress" - Peterson campaign ad, released January 12, 2021
"Karen Carter Peterson for Congress Launch Video" - Peterson campaign ad, released December 16, 2020


Debates and forums

  • April 21, 2021: Carter and Peterson participated in a debate at Xavier University’s Convocation Center.[71]

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+25, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 25 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District the 42nd most Democratic nationally.[72]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.98. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.98 points toward that party.[73]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.


District election history

2020

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cedric Richmond
Cedric Richmond (D)
 
63.6
 
201,636
Image of David Schilling
David Schilling (R)
 
15.0
 
47,575
Glenn Harris (D)
 
10.6
 
33,684
Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R)
 
4.9
 
15,565
Image of Belden Batiste
Belden Batiste (Independent)
 
3.9
 
12,268
Image of Colby James
Colby James (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.0
 
6,254

Total votes: 316,982
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2018

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2

Incumbent Cedric Richmond won election outright against Jesse Schmidt, Belden Batiste, and Shawndra Rodriguez in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cedric Richmond
Cedric Richmond (D)
 
80.6
 
190,182
Image of Jesse Schmidt
Jesse Schmidt (Independent)
 
8.7
 
20,465
Image of Belden Batiste
Belden Batiste (Independent)
 
7.3
 
17,260
Image of Shawndra Rodriguez
Shawndra Rodriguez (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
3.4
 
8,075

Total votes: 235,982
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2016

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Cedric Richmond (D) defeated Kip Holden (D), Kenneth Cutno (D), and Samuel Davenport (L) in the primary election on November 8, 2016. [74]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 2 Primary Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCedric Richmond Incumbent 69.8% 198,289
     Democratic Kip Holden 20.1% 57,125
     Democratic Kenneth Cutno 10.2% 28,855
Total Votes 284,269
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Cedric Richmond (D) defeated a host of candidates in the election.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 2 Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCedric Richmond Incumbent 68.7% 152,201
     Democratic Gary Landrieu 17.1% 37,805
     Libertarian Samuel Davenport 6.9% 15,237
     Independent David Brooks 7.4% 16,327
Total Votes 221,570
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

See also

External links

Footnotes

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  2. Louisiana Secretary of State, "VOTING ON ELECTION DAY," accessed January 7, 2021
  3. New Orleans Public Radio, "Baton Rouge Activist Gary Chambers Mounts Bid For 2nd Congressional Dist. Seat," February 2, 2021
  4. The Advocate, "2nd Congressional Districts candidates go to TV," February 13, 2021
  5. KLFY, "Who will succeed Cedric Richmond in Congress? Hopefuls file their papers," January 21, 2021
  6. NOLA, "Karen Carter Peterson steers slightly left of Troy Carter in first Louisiana congressional debate," April 16, 2021
  7. Daily Advertiser, "Joe Biden names 9 top White House appointees, including Rep. Cedric Richmond and campaign manager O'Malley Dillon," November 17, 2020
  8. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  9. The Advocate, "Our Views: The Times-Picayune endorses Troy Carter for Congress," accessed March 15, 2021
  10. Gambit, "Our endorsements for the March 20 special election," accessed March 15, 2021
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  52. NOLA, "Progressive vote up for grabs? DA Jason Williams endorses Troy Carter in congressional race," April 1, 2021
  53. 4WWL, "Stacey Abrams endorses Karen Carter Peterson for Louisiana's U.S. House seat," January 14, 2021
  54. WDSU, "Gary Chambers endorses Karen Carter Peterson for 2nd Congressional District race," March 29, 2021
  55. Big Easy Magazine, "Voting Rights Champion Stacey Abrams Endorses Karen Carter Peterson for Louisiana’s U.S. House Seat," January 14, 2021
  56. The Advocate, "See who qualified to run for Cedric Richmond, Luke Letlow's congressional seats," January 20, 2021
  57. Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO, "Endorsements 2021," accessed March 15, 2021
  58. Democracy for America, "Our Candidates," accessed April 20, 2021
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  60. Democrats Work For America, "2020-2021 Election Cycle Endorsements," accessed March 3, 2021
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  63. Forum for Equality, "Endorsed Candidates," accessed March 15, 2021
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  68. 68.0 68.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  69. Troy Carter for Congress, “Meet Troy,” accessed February 11, 2020
  70. Karen Carter Peterson for Congress," "Priorities," accessed February 11, 2021
  71. WDSU, "WATCH AGAIN: 2nd Congressional District candidates lean on experience, differences in debate," April 22, 2021
  72. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  73. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  74. Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016


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