LA-02 — U.S. House
The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Democrats a 98% chance to win.
The market and our model agree, and price it about the same — both favor the Democrats.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Jul 26, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Troy CarterDIncumbent |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Incumbent Troy Carter (D) running for re-election; under the new 2026 map his New Orleans-based district gains part of Baton Rouge and remains the lone majority-Black/Democratic seat. Louisiana uses an OPEN all-party primary on Nov 3, 2026 (runoff Dec 12) after the closed primary was suspended and SB 121 enacted May 29. Candidate qualifying is Aug 5-7, 2026; full field not yet set. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the LA-02 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DemocraticD | D+42 |
| 2022 | DemocraticD | D+54 |
| 2020 | DemocraticD | D+54 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+81 |
| 2016 | DemocraticD | D+100 |
| 2014 | DemocraticD | D+86 |
Two-party margin (D−R) of each contest, most recent first. District lines were redrawn over this span, so earlier results ran on different boundaries than the 2026 seat.
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