Candidate · November 3, 2026
Peter Williams
On the ballot for U.S. House · Louisiana's 2nd District
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Louisiana's 2nd District1, |
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| Party on the ballot | Republican1, |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Louisiana runs this race as an open primary: every candidate appears on one ballot regardless of party, a candidate who wins a majority is elected, and if no one does, the top two vote-getters meet in a general election on December 12, 2026.3, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Ballotpedia lists his career experience as working in agriculture.5 It says he earned a high school diploma from Kaplan High School and a bachelor's degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1980.5 It lists him as a candidate for the U.S. House in a 2013 special election in Louisiana's 5th District and in the 6th District in 2014 and 2024, for the U.S. Senate in 2016 and for Louisiana commissioner of agriculture and forestry in 2019.5