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2006 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election

Louisiana · 13 candidates · See every 2006 U.S. House race

Who won the 2006 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bill Jefferson won the 2006 Louisiana U.S. House District 2 Election. Bill Jefferson received 35,153 popular votes (32.69%). The main challenger was Karen Carter (25.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Jefferson and Carter

Jefferson +7.6 pts · won by 8,142 votes
Bill JeffersonDemocraticWINNER32.69%
35,153 votes
Karen CarterDemocratic25.12%
27,011 votes
Derrick ShepherdDemocratic15.62%
16,799 votes
Joseph Joe LavigneRepublican11.63%
12,511 votes
Troy C CarterDemocratic10.51%
11,304 votes
Eric T. BradleyRepublican1.08%
1,159 votes
Regina BartholomewDemocratic1.05%
1,125 votes
John Bel EdwardsDemocratic0.63%
675 votes
Scott BarronDemocratic0.58%
621 votes
Gregory W. Rhumbline KahnLibertarian0.38%
404 votes
M. V Vinny MendozaDemocratic0.37%
402 votes
Lawrence William ______Lance____ von Uhde IIIRepublican0.24%
258 votes
Deven D. C. CollinsDemocratic0.11%
121 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.