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{{Short description|U.S. House district for Louisiana}}
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
| state = Louisiana
| district number = 2
| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (2025–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=30.1|frame-longitude=-90.6|zoom=8|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (since 2025).svg|100px]]}}
| image width = 
| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries
| representative = [[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]]
| party = Democratic
| residence = New Orleans
| distribution ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html|title=Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)|first=US Census Bureau|last=Geography|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
| percent urban = 94.68
| percent rural = 5.42
| population = 742,904<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=22&cd=02|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
| population year = 2023
| median income = $48,717<ref name="auto"/>
| percent white = 33.6
| percent hispanic = 9.6
| percent black = 50.4
| percent asian = 2.7
| percent more than one race = 3.0
| percent other race = 0.8
| cpvi  = D+17<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress) |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Cook Political Report |language=en}}</ref>
| created = 
}}

'''Louisiana's 2nd congressional district''' contains nearly all of the city of [[New Orleans]] and stretches west and north to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. The district is currently represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]]. With a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] rating of D+17, it is one of two Democratic districts in Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-03 |title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress) |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Cook Political Report |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
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Louisiana gained a second district in 1823 as part of the [[18th United States Congress]]. At first it comprised New Orleans and significant populations from surrounding areas. With the growth of population in the urban area, the current district is located mostly within the city of New Orleans. 

Since the late 19th century, this has been historically among the most safely Democratic seats in the country, for sharply opposing reasons. During Reconstruction, most African Americans affiliated with the Republican Party and, as a majority, elected Republicans from this district. 

White Democrats regained control of the district in 1891, when voter suppression of Republicans was rampant. In 1898 the Democratic-dominated state legislature had [[Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era|disenfranchised most blacks]] in the state through provisions of a new state constitution that raised barriers to voter registration, such as poll taxes and subjective literacy tests. The Democrats had maintained the political exclusion of blacks for decades. Like most congressional districts in the South, this district consistently voted Democratic from the late 19th century until the late 1960s, because the voters during that time were nearly all white Democrats. Such Democrats created what was known as the [[Solid South]] in Congress, exercising power beyond their proportion of the electorate.

From the 1960s onward, however, white conservatives began splitting their tickets and voting Republican, gradually switching outright to the GOP. At the same time, black voters regained the franchise and lent their support to Democrats. Since 1984, the district has been drawn as a black-majority district.

In 2008, after a federal [[grand jury]] indicted nine-term incumbent congressman [[William J. Jefferson]] on sixteen felony charges related to [[Political corruption|corruption]] the year prior, [[Joseph Cao]] was elected as the first Republican to represent the 2nd congressional district and most of New Orleans in more than a century. Cao was the first [[Vietnamese-American]] [[U.S. Representative|U.S. representative]] elected in the country. He was the only Republican in the [[111th Congress]] to represent a district with a predominantly [[African American (U.S. Census)|African-American]] population. Cao was heavily defeated in 2010 by state representative [[Cedric Richmond]], and the district reverted to its Democratic ways. Richmond defeated nominal Republican challengers in 2012 and 2020, and no Republican even filed from 2014 to 2018.

For most of the period from 1983 to 2013, this district contained nearly all of the city of New Orleans (except for a small portion located in the neighboring {{ushr|Louisiana|1|1st congressional district}}), and some of its suburbs.  In 2003, it was pushed into the [[New Orleans metropolitan area#Greater New Orleans|West Bank]] portion of [[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|Jefferson Parish]] and South [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]], which have a higher proportion of white residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/|title=The Political Graveyard|website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref>  After the 2010 census, the legislature pushed the 2nd slightly to the west, picking up a portion of [[Baton Rouge]]–essentially, most of the capital's majority-black precincts.

The 2024 Allen v. Milligan decision dictated a new majority-black precinct, redrawing the 6th district. The 2nd district loses the Baton Rouge area and the northeast Orleans Parish but now represents the whole of the Iberville and Assumption Parishes, as well as [[Arabi, Louisiana|Arabi]] and [[Chalmette, Louisiana|Chalmette]] in [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]].<ref>{{cite web | url =https://lailluminator.com/2024/01/19/graves-to-lose-u-s-house-seat-under-louisiana-redistricting-plan-that-adds-minority-seat/ | title = Graves to lose U.S. House seat under Louisiana redistricting plan that adds minority seat | first =  Piper| last = Hutchinson|  date = January 19, 2024 | accessdate = January 19, 2024| work = [[Louisiana Illuminator]] }}</ref>

== Parishes and communities ==
For the [[119th United States Congress|119th]] and successive Congresses (based on the districts drawn following a 2023 court order), the district contains all or portions of the following parishes and communities.<ref>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST22/CD119_LA01.pdf https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST22/CD119_LA02.pdf]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Muller |first=Wesley |date=2023-10-21 |title=Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana redistricting case creates uncertainty • Louisiana Illuminator |url=https://lailluminator.com/2023/10/21/louisiana-redistricting/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Louisiana Illuminator |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Ascension Parish, Louisiana|'''Ascension Parish''']] '''(5)'''

: [[Darrow, Louisiana|Darrow]], [[Donaldsonville, Louisiana|Donaldsonville]], [[Gonzales, Louisiana|Gonzales]], [[Lemannville, Louisiana|Lemannville]] (shared with St. James Parish), [[Prairieville, Louisiana|Prairieville]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 5th congressional district|5th]])
[[Assumption Parish, Louisiana|'''Assumption Parish''']] '''(8)'''
: All eight communities
[[Iberville Parish, Louisiana|'''Iberville Parish''']] '''(9)'''
: All nine communities

[[Jefferson Parish, Louisiana|'''Jefferson Parish''']] '''(14)'''

: [[Avondale, Louisiana|Avondale]], [[Bridge City, Louisiana|Bridge City]], [[Estelle, Louisiana|Estelle]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Gretna, Louisiana|Gretna]], [[Harvey, Louisiana|Harvey]], [[Kenner, Louisiana|Kenner]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Marrero, Louisiana|Marrero]], [[Metairie, Louisiana|Metairie]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[River Ridge, Louisiana|River Ridge]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Terrytown, Louisiana|Terrytown]], [[Timberlane, Louisiana|Timberlane]], [[Waggaman, Louisiana|Waggaman]], [[Westwego, Louisiana|Westwego]], [[Woodmere, Louisiana|Woodmere]]

[[Lafourche Parish, Louisiana|'''Lafourche Parish''']] '''(1)'''

: [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district|3rd]])
[[Orleans Parish, Louisiana|'''Orleans Parish''']] '''(1)'''
: [[New Orleans]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]])

[[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|'''St. Bernard Parish''']] '''(3)'''

: [[Arabi, Louisiana|Arabi]], [[Chalmette, Louisiana|Chalmette]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Meraux, Louisiana|Meraux]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]])

[[St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|'''St. Charles Parish''']] '''(10)'''

: [[Ama, Louisiana|Ama]], [[Boutte, Louisiana|Boutte]], [[Bayou Gauche, Louisiana|Bayou Gauche]], [[Des Allemands, Louisiana|Des Allemands]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 3rd congressional district|3rd]]; shared with Lafourche Parish), [[Hahnville, Louisiana|Hahnville]], [[Killona, Louisiana|Killona]], [[Luling, Louisiana|Luling]], [[Paradis, Louisiana|Paradis]], [[St. Rose, Louisiana|St. Rose]] (part; also [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st]]), [[Taft, Louisiana|Taft]]

[[St. James Parish, Louisiana|'''St. James Parish''']] '''(14)'''

: All 14 communities

[[St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana|'''St. John the Baptist Parish''']] '''(6)'''

: All six communities

== Recent election results from statewide races  ==
{| class=wikitable
! Year
! Office
! Results<ref>{{cite web | url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::2ecbe5cd-461e-41e9-a954-2368bbe8b0a2 | title=Dra 2020 }}</ref>
|-
||2008
| [[2008 United States presidential election in Louisiana|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 64% - 34%
|-
||2012
| [[2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama|Obama]] 69% - 31%
|-
||2014
| [[2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana|Senate]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mary Landrieu|Landrieu]] 73% - 27%
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
| [[2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Bel Edwards|Bel Edwards]] 76% - 24%
|-
| [[2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election|Lt. Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kip Holden|Holden]] 64% - 36%
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
| [[2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hillary Clinton|Clinton]] 66% - 31%
|-
| [[2016 United States Senate election in Louisiana|Senate]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Foster Campbell|Campbell]] 67% - 33%
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
| [[2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election|Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Bel Edwards|Bel Edwards]] 77% - 23%
|-
| [[2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election|Lt. Governor]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jones 56% - 44%
|-
| [[2019 Louisiana Attorney General election|Attorney General]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jackson 61% - 39%
|-
||2020
| [[2020 United States presidential election in Louisiana|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joe Biden|Biden]] 67% - 31%
|-
||2023
| [[2023 Louisiana Attorney General election|Attorney General]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Cheek 60% - 40%
|-
||2024
| [[2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kamala Harris|Harris]] 65% - 33%
|}

== List of members representing the district ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"

|-valign=bottom
! Member
! Party
! Term
! Cong<br/>ress
! Electoral history
! Location

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1823

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Henry Hosford Gurley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Baton Rouge]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –<br/>March 3, 1825
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|18|21}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1822]].<br/>[[1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1824]].<br/>[[1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1826]].<br/>[[1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1828]].<br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | '''1823–1833'''<br/>[[East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|East Baton Rouge]], [[Feliciana Parish, Louisiana|Feliciana]], [[Iberville Parish, Louisiana|Iberville]], [[West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|West Baton Rouge]], [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee]], [[Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana|Saint Helena]], [[Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana|Saint Tammany]], and [[Washington Parish, Louisiana|Washington]] parishes

|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1825 –<br/>March 3, 1831

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:General Philemon Thomas.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Philemon Thomas]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Baton Rouge]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1831 –<br/>March 3, 1835
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|22|23}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1830 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1830]].<br/>[[1832 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1832]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=6 | '''1833–1843'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left rowspan=2 | [[File:Eleazer-ripley.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Eleazer Wheelock Ripley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Jackson, Louisiana|Jackson]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1835 –<br/>March 3, 1837
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|24|25}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1834]].<br/>[[1836 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1836]].<br/>Retired but died before next term began.

|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br/>March 2, 1839


|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | March 2, 1839 –<br/>March 4, 1839
| {{USCongressOrdinal|25}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Thomas Withers Chinn]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Baton Rouge]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1839 –<br/>March 3, 1841
| {{USCongressOrdinal|26}}
| [[1838 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1838]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:John Bennett Dawson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Bennett Dawson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[St. Francisville, Louisiana|St. Francisville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1841 –<br/>March 3, 1843
| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}}
| [[1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1840]].<br/>[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Louisiana|3|C}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Alcée Louis la Branche]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br/>March 3, 1845
| {{USCongressOrdinal|28}}
| [[1842 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1842]].<br/>Retired.
| rowspan=6 | '''1843–1853'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –<br/>March 3, 1849
| {{USCongressOrdinal|29|30}}
| [[1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1844]].<br/>[[1846 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1846]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Charles Magill Conrad.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Magill Conrad]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –<br/>August 17, 1850
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|31}}
| [[1848 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1848]].<br/>Resigned to become [[United States Secretary of War]].

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | August 17, 1850 –<br/>December 5, 1850
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Henry Adams Bullard.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry Adams Bullard]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | December 5, 1850 –<br/>March 3, 1851
| [[1850 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Conrad's term]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Joseph Aristide Landry]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Donaldsonville, Louisiana|Donaldsonville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –<br/>March 3, 1853
| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}
| [[1850 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1850]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Theodore Gaillard Hunt]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br/>March 3, 1855
| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}
| [[1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1852]].<br/>Lost re-election as a [[Know Nothing]] candidate.
| rowspan=4 | '''1853–1863'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Hon. Miles Taylor, Louisiana - NARA - 528510.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Miles Taylor (politician)|Miles Taylor]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Donaldsonville, Louisiana|Donaldsonville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br/>February 5, 1861
| {{USCongressOrdinal|34|36}}
| [[1854 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1854]].<br/>[[1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1856]].<br/>[[1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1858]].<br/>Withdrew due to onset of [[American Civil War|Civil War]].

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | February 5, 1861 –<br/>February 17, 1863
| {{USCongressOrdinal|36|37}}
| ''[[American Civil War|Civil War]]''

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Michael Hahn.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Michael Hahn]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Union]]
| nowrap | February 17, 1863 –<br/>March 3, 1863
| {{USCongressOrdinal|37}}
| [[1862-63 United States House of Representatives elections|Elected in 1862]].{{efn|He was elected along with [[Benjamin Franklin Flanders]], assuming the seat left vacant after Miles Taylor's resigned his seat in February 1861. Flanders and Hahn were not seated in Congress until the last fifteen days of their terms on February 17, 1863.<ref>[[John D. Winters]], ''The Civil War in Louisiana'', Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, {{ISBN|0-8071-0834-0}}, pp. 133-134</ref>}}<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| nowrap colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | March 4, 1863–<br/>July 18, 1868
| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|40}}
| colspan=2 | ''[[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]]''

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[James Mann (1822–1868)|James Mann]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | July 18, 1868 –<br/>August 26, 1868
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|40}}
| Elected to finish the vacant term.<br/>Died.
| rowspan=3 | '''1868–1873'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | August 26, 1868 –<br/>March 3, 1869
| On November 3, 1868, [[John Willis Menard]] won a special election for the remainder of Mann's term in the 40th Congress, running alongside [[Lionel Allen Sheldon]], who was running to represent the district for a full term in the 41st. Menard and Sheldon received the same number of votes and were both declared winners. But the losing candidate, Caleb S. Hunt, appealed to the U.S. House of Representatives to deny Menard the seat. The House could not reach a consensus on seating either man, so the seat was kept vacant until the 41st Congress. Menard was the first black person elected to Congress, as well as the first black person to address Congress.<ref name="blac_(186">{{Cite web |title=(1869) John Willis Menard, "Speech Before the United States House of Representatives" |author=BlackPast |work=blackpast.org |date=January 28, 2007 |access-date=17 November 2020 |url= https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/1869-john-willis-menard-speech-united-states-house-representatives |quote=Nove }}</ref>

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:LASheldon crop.png|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lionel Allen Sheldon]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1869 –<br/>March 3, 1875
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|41|43}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1868]].<br/>[[1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1870]].<br/>[[1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1872]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''1873–1883'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:EJohnEllis.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Ezekiel John Ellis]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br/>March 3, 1885
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|44|48}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1874]].<br/>[[1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1876]].<br/>[[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1878]].<br/>[[1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1880]].<br/>[[1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1882]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=7 | '''1883–1893'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Michael Hahn.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Michael Hahn]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 3, 1885 –<br/>March 15, 1886
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|49}}
| [[1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1884]].<br/>Died.

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | March 15, 1886 –<br/>December 9, 1886
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Nathaniel D. Wallace (Louisiana Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nathaniel Dick Wallace]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | December 9, 1886 –<br/>March 3, 1887
| [[1886 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Hahn's term]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:MatthewLagan.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Matthew Diamond Lagan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –<br/>March 3, 1889
| {{USCongressOrdinal|50}}
| [[1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1886]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:HamiltonDColeman.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hamilton D. Coleman]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1889 –<br/>March 3, 1891
| {{USCongressOrdinal|51}}
| [[1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1888]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:MatthewLagan.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Matthew Diamond Lagan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –<br/>March 3, 1893
| {{USCongressOrdinal|52}}
| [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1890]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robert C Davey.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert Charles Davey]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1893 –<br/>March 3, 1895
| {{USCongressOrdinal|53}}
| [[1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1892]].<br/>Retired.
| rowspan=3 | '''1893–1903'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:CharlesFBuck.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Charles Francis Buck]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –<br/>March 3, 1897
| {{USCongressOrdinal|54}}
| [[1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1894]].<br/>Retired to run for [[List of mayors of New Orleans|Mayor of New Orleans]].

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Robert C Davey.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Robert Charles Davey]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1897 –<br/>December 26, 1908
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|55|60}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1896]].<br/>[[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1898]].<br/>[[1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1900]].<br/>[[1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1902]].<br/>[[1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1904]].<br/>[[1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1906]].<br/>[[1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1908]] but died before next term began.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=5 | '''1903–1913'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | December 26, 1908 –<br/>March 30, 1909
| {{USCongressOrdinal|60|61}}
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Samuel L. Gilmore (U.S. congressman from Louisiana).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel Louis Gilmore]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 30, 1909 –<br/>July 18, 1910
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|61}}
| [[1909 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Davey's term]].<br/>Died.

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap |July 18, 1910 –<br/>November 8, 1910
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:HGarlandDupre.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[H. Garland Dupré]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | November 8, 1910 –<br/>February 21, 1924
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|61|68}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1910 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Gilmore's term]].<br/>[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Also elected to the next full term]].<br/>[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1912]].<br/>[[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1914]].<br/>[[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1916]].<br/>[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1918]].<br/>[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1920]].<br/>[[1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1922]].<br/>Died.

|- style="height:3em"
| '''1913–1923'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=4 | '''1923–1933'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | February 21, 1924 –<br/>April 22, 1924
| {{USCongressOrdinal|68}}
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:J. Zach. Spearing (Louisiana congressman).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Z. Spearing]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | April 22, 1924 –<br/>March 3, 1931
| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|71}}
| [[1924 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Deupré's term]].<br/>[[1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected later in 1924]].<br/>[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1926]].<br/>[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1928]].<br/>Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:PaulHMaloney (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Paul H. Maloney]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1931 –<br/>December 15, 1940
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|72|76}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1930]].<br/>[[1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1932]].<br/>[[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1934]].<br/>[[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1936]].<br/>[[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1938]].<br/>Lost renomination and resigned to become collector of internal revenue for the New Orleans district.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 | '''1933–1943'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | December 15, 1940 –<br/>January 3, 1941
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:HaleBoggs.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hale Boggs]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1941 –<br/>January 3, 1943
| {{USCongressOrdinal|77}}
| [[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1940]].<br/>Lost renomination.

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:PaulHMaloney (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Paul H. Maloney]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br/>January 3, 1947
| {{USCongressOrdinal|78|79}}
| [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1942]].<br/>[[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1944]].<br/>Retired.
| rowspan=2 | '''1943–1953'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:HaleBoggs.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hale Boggs]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | January 3, 1947 –<br/>January 3, 1973
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|80|92}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1946]].<br/>[[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1948]].<br/>[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1950]].<br/>[[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1952]].<br/>[[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1954]].<br/>[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1956]].<br/>[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1958]].<br/>[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1960]].<br/>[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1962]].<br/>[[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1964]].<br/>[[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1966]].<br/>[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1968]].<br/>[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1970]].<br/>[[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected posthumously in 1972]].<br/>Presumed dead after private plane went missing over [[Alaska]] October 16, 1972. Seat declared vacant at beginning of the {{USCongressOrdinalCongress|93}}.

|- style="height:3em"
| '''1953–1963'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| '''1963–1973'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=January 2021}}

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br/>March 20, 1973
| {{USCongressOrdinal|93}}
| &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 | '''1973–1983'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Corinne Lindy Boggs.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lindy Boggs]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 20, 1973 –<br/>January 3, 1991
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|93|101}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1973 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish her husband's term]].<br/>[[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1974]].<br/>[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1976]].<br/>[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1978]].<br/>[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1980]].<br/>[[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1982]].<br/>[[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1984]].<br/>[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1986]].<br/>[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1988]].<br/>Retired.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''1983–1993'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:William Jefferson, official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William J. Jefferson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1991 –<br/>January 3, 2009
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|102|110}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 1990]].<br/>[[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1992]].<br/>[[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1994]].<br/>[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1996]].<br/>[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 1998]].<br/>[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2000]].<br/>[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2002]].<br/>[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2004]].<br/>[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2006]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| '''1993–2003'''<br/>{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 | '''2003–2013'''<br/>[[File:LA-districts-109-02.gif|300px]]

|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:JosephCaoOfficialPhoto2009 (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joseph Cao]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2009 –<br/>January 3, 2011
| {{USCongressOrdinal|111}}
| [[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 2008]].<br/>Lost re-election.

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Cedric Richmond official photo (2).jpg |100px]]<br/>'''[[Cedric Richmond]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2011 –<br/>January 15, 2021
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|112|117}}
| rowspan=2 | [[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Elected in 2010]].<br/>[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2012]].<br/>[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2014]].<br/>[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2016]].<br/>[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2018]].<br/>[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2020]].<br/>Resigned to become Senior Advisor to the President.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2021/3-JBE-2021-Special-Election-2nd-Congressional-District.pdf |title=Special Election - U.S. House of Representatives Second Congressional District |work=State of Louisiana |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref>
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 | '''2013–2023'''<br/>[[File:Louisiana US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif|300px]]

|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | January 15, 2021 –<br/>May 11, 2021
| {{USCongressOrdinal|117}}
| 

|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Rep. Troy Carter - 117th Congress Official Portrait.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]]'''<br>{{Small|([[New Orleans]])}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | May 11, 2021  –<br/>present
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|117|Present}}
| rowspan=3 | [[2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election|Elected to finish Richmond's term]].<br/>[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|Re-elected in 2022]].<br/>[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 2|Re-elected in 2024]].

|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–2025'''<br />[[File:Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (2023–2025) (new version).svg|300px]]


|- style="height:3em"
| '''2025–present'''<br />[[File:Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (since 2025) (new version).svg|300px]]

|}

== Recent election results ==

===2002===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[William J. Jefferson]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 90,310
 | percentage = 63.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Irma Muse Dixon]]
 | votes      = 28,480
 | percentage = 20.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Silky Sullivan
 | votes      = 15,440
 | percentage = 10.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Clarence "Buddy" Hunt
 | votes      = 4,137
 | percentage = 2.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Wayne Clement
 | votes      = 3,789
 | percentage = 2.67
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 142,156
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[William J. Jefferson]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 173,510
 | percentage = 79.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Art Schwertz
 | votes      = 46,097
 | percentage = 20.99
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 219,607
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District General Election (2006)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[William J. Jefferson]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 28,283
 | percentage = 30.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Karen Carter Peterson]]
 | votes      = 20,364
 | percentage = 21.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Derrick D.T. Shepherd]]
 | votes      = 16,799
 | percentage = 17.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Joe Lavigne
 | votes      = 12,511
 | percentage = 13.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Troy A. Carter]]
 | votes      = 11,304
 | percentage = 12.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Eric T. Bradley
 | votes      = 1,159
 | percentage = 1.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Regina H Bartholomew]]
 | votes      = 1,125
 | percentage = 1.20
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 91,545
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{End}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District General Election RUNOFF (December 9, 2006)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[William J. Jefferson]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 35,153
 | percentage = 56.55
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Karen Carter Peterson]]
 | votes      = 27,011
 | percentage = 43.45
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 62,164
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2008===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (December 6, 2008)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Joseph Cao]]
 | votes      = 33,132
 | percentage = 49.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[William J. Jefferson]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 31,318
 | percentage = 46.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Green Party of the United States
 | candidate  = [[Malik Rahim]]
 | votes      = 1,883
 | percentage = 2.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Gregory W. Kahn
 | votes      = 549
 | percentage = 0.82
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 66,882
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
 | winner     = Republican Party (US)
 | loser      = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2010===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] 
 | votes      = 83,705
 | percentage = 64.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Joseph Cao]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 43,378
 | percentage = 33.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent
 | candidate  = Anthony Marquize
 | votes      = 1,876
 | percentage = 1.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Independent
 | candidate  = Jack Radosta
 | votes      = 645
 | percentage = 0.50
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 129,604
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
 | loser      = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2012===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 158,501
 | percentage = 55.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Gary Landrieu
 | votes      = 71,916
 | percentage = 25.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Dwayne Bailey
 | votes      = 38,801
 | percentage = 13.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | candidate  = Josue Larose
 | votes      = 11,345
 | percentage = 3.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Caleb Trotter
 | votes      = 6,791
 | percentage = 2.40
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 287,354
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
 | loser      = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2014)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 152,201
 | percentage = 68.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Gary Landrieu
 | votes      = 37,805
 | percentage = 17.06
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = No Party
 | candidate  = David Brooks
 | votes      = 16,327
 | percentage = 7.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Libertarian Party (US)
 | candidate  = Samuel Davenport
 | votes      = 15,237
 | percentage = 6.88
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 221,570
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage = 47.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
 | loser      = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2016)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] (Incumbent)
 | votes      = 198,289
 | percentage = 69.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = [[Kip Holden]]
 | votes      = 57,125
 | percentage = 20.10
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | candidate  = Kenneth Cutno
 | votes      = 28,855
 | percentage = 10.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 284,269
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
 | percentage = 67.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
 | loser      = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

=== 2018 ===
{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2018)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] (Incumbent)
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 190,182
 | percentage = 80.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Jesse Schmidt
 | party      = Independent
 | votes      = 20,465
 | percentage = 8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste
 | party      = Independent
 | votes      = 17,260
 | percentage = 7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Shawndra Rodriguez
 | party      = Independent
 | votes      = 8,075
 | percentage = 3.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 235,982
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2020)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Cedric Richmond]] (Incumbent)
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 201,636
 | percentage = 63.61
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = David Schilling
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | votes      = 47,575
 | percentage = 15.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Glenn Adrain Harris
 | party      = Democratic Party (US)
 | votes      = 33,684
 | percentage = 10.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Sheldon Vincent, Sr.
 | party      = Republican Party (US)
 | votes      = 15,565
 | percentage = 4.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste
 | party      = Independent
 | votes      = 12,268
 | percentage = 3.87
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Colby James
 | party      = Independent
 | votes      = 6,254
 | percentage = 1.97
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 316,982
 | percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{End}}

===2021 (special)===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Special Election (March 20, 2021)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 34,402
| percentage = 36.38
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Karen Carter Peterson]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 21,673
| percentage = 22.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Gary Chambers|Gary Chambers Jr.]] 
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 20,163
| percentage = 21.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Claston Bernard]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 9,237
| percentage = 9.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Chelsea Ardoin
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 3,218
| percentage = 3.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Greg Lirette 
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 2,349
| percentage = 2.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sheldon C. Vincent Sr. 
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 754
| percentage = 0.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Desiree Ontiveros 
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 699
| percentage = 0.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste
| party = Independent (politician)
| votes = 598
| percentage = 0.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Harold John 
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 403
| percentage = 0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mindy McConnell 
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 323
| percentage = 0.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = J. Christopher Johnson 
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 288
| percentage = 0.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Jenette M. Porter 
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 244
| percentage = 0.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Lloyd M. Kelly
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 122
| percentage = 0.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Brandon Jolicoeur 
| party = No party preference
| votes = 94
| percentage = 0.10
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 94,567
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Special Election RUNOFF (April 24, 2021)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 48,513
| percentage = 55.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Karen Carter Peterson]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 39,297
| percentage = 44.75
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 87,810
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
 | winner     = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2022 ===
{{Election box begin no change
 | title      = Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Election (2022)
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=[[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]] (incumbent)|votes=158,120|percentage=77.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Dan Lux
  |votes      =46,927
  |percentage =22.9 
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      =205,047 
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

===2024===
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Troy Carter (politician)|Troy Carter]] (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 184,009
| percentage = 60.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Christy Lynch
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 41,641 
| percentage =13.6 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Devin Graham
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 39,174
| percentage = 12.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Devin Davis
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes =32,482 
| percentage =10.6 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Shorell Perrilloux
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 7,878
| percentage =2.6 
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 305,184
| percentage =100.0 
}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
{{portal|United States}}
*[[Louisiana's congressional districts]]
*[[List of United States congressional districts]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
;Specific
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;General
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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[[Category:Jefferson Parish, Louisiana]]
[[Category:Orleans Parish, Louisiana]]
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