2015 Louisiana State Senate election

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2015 Louisiana State Senate election
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All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader John Alario Eric LaFleur
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since9 January 2012
Leader's seat District 8 District 28
Last election2613
Seats after2514
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
President of the Senate before election

John Alario
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

John Alario
Republican

The 2015 Louisiana State Senate election was held on 24 October 2015, with runoff elections taking place on 21 November 2015, to determine which party would control the Louisiana State Senate for the following four years in the 71st Louisiana Legislature. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on 24 October 2015. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Four districts held runoff elections on 21 November 2015, due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 13 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats gain a single seat, meaning that the Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 4: Edwin R. Murray was term-limited.
  2. District 7: David Heitmeier retired.
  3. District 12: Ben Nevers was term-limited.
  4. District 15: Sharon Weston Broome was term-limited.
  5. District 29: Richard Gallot Jr. retired.

Republicans

  1. District 1: A. G. Crowe retired.
  2. District 18: Jody Amedee was term-limited.
  3. District 24: Elbert Guillory retired.
  4. District 35: Robert Kostelka was term-limited.
  5. District 36: Robert Adley was term-limited.
  6. District 38: Sherri Smith Buffington was term-limited.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 36, 1.18%
  2. District 38, 4.88% (gain)
  3. District 35, 5.80%
  4. District 20, 8.48%

Results

District 1

District 1 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sharon Hewitt 15,537 58.97%
Republican Pete Schneider10,81041.03%
Total votes26,347 100.0%
Republican hold

District 2

District 2 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Troy E. Brown (incumbent) 23,829 71.97%
Independent Eric Weil5,20815.73%
Democratic Chris Delpit4,07212.30%
Total votes33,109 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wesley T. Bishop 16,336 64.84%
Democratic R. Erich Caulfield6,19524.59%
Democratic Joseph Swider2,66510.57%
Total votes25,196 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

District 7 election, 2015
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Troy Carter 7,70037.36%
Democratic Jeff Arnold 6,85833.27%
Democratic Leslie Ellison3,09715.02%
Democratic Roy A. Glapion2,95714.35%
Total votes20,612 100.0%
General election
Democratic Troy Carter 12,935 56.76%
Democratic Jeff Arnold 9,85243.24%
Total votes22,787 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Alario (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Conrad Appel (incumbent) 14,701 56.96%
Republican John LaBruzzo 11,10943.04%
Total votes25,810 100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Martiny (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 11

District 11 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jack Donahue (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2015
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Beth Mizell 14,34443.37%
Democratic Mickey Murphy10,76732.55%
Republican Brett Duncan6,82720.64%
Independent John Seal1,1383.44%
Total votes33,075 100.0%
General election
Republican Beth Mizell 19,404 58.03%
Democratic Mickey Murphy14,03341.97%
Total votes33,437 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

District 13 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) 17,117 63.94%
Republican Derek Babcock9,65536.06%
Total votes26,772 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Regina Barrow 14,101 53.05%
Democratic Dalton Honore8,79633.09%
Republican Jerrie Davenport Williams3,68313.86%
Total votes26,580 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Claitor (incumbent) 16,506 50.74%
Republican Scott McKnight11,46235.23%
Independent Brent Campanella4,56414.03%
Total votes25,634 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Ward III (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eddie J. Lambert 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norby Chabert (incumbent) 11,921 51.12%
Republican Mike Fesi 9,94442.64%
Independent Mark Atzenhoffer1,4566.24%
Total votes23,321 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

District 21 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bret Allain (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Mills (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 23

District 23 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.88%
Independent Terry Hughes5,23516.12%
Total votes32,466 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 17,846 60.75%
Democratic Ledricka Thierry 11,52839.25%
Total votes29,374 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

District 25 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Morrish (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jonathan Perry (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

District 27 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ronnie Johns (incumbent) 14,648 64.96%
Democratic Ginger Vidrine7,90135.04%
Total votes22,549 100.0%
Republican hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric LaFleur (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Luneau 13,462 59.34%
Republican Joshua Dara9,22540.66%
Total votes22,687 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John R. Smith (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Long (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Neil Riser (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Walsworth (incumbent) 15,891 62.28%
Republican Vance McAllister 9,62637.72%
Total votes25,517 100.0%
Republican hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Francis C. Thompson (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James R. Fannin 13,430 52.90%
Republican Stewart Cathey Jr. 11,95647.10%
Total votes25,386 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36

District 36 election, 2015
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry Lee Burns 10,20240.30%
Republican Ryan Gatti 8,64934.16%
Democratic Todd Hollenshead6,46525.54%
Total votes25,316 100.0%
General election
Republican Ryan Gatti 14,023 50.59%
Republican Henry Lee Burns 13,69849.41%
Total votes27,721 100.0%
Republican hold

District 37

District 37 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Barrow Peacock (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Republican hold

District 38

District 38 election, 2015
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Burford9,56635.16%
Democratic John Milkovich 9,06133.31%
Republican Cloyce Clark5,88521.63%
Democratic Jemayel Warren2,6939.90%
Total votes27,205 100.0%
General election
Democratic John Milkovich 15,665 52.44%
Republican Richard Burford14,20647.56%
Total votes29,871 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39

District 39 election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gregory Tarver (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Official Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Official Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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