2023 Louisiana State Senate election

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2023 Louisiana State Senate election
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  2019 October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023 (runoff)
2027 

All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Louisiana State Sen. Page Cortez - 2020 (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Page Cortez (term-limited) Gerald Boudreaux
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 13, 2020May 10, 2021
Leader's seat23rd district24th district
Seats before2712
Seats won2811
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote416,50285,619
Percentage82.37%16.93%

2023 Louisiana State Senate election results map.svg
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

President of the Senate before election

Page Cortez
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

Cameron Henry
Republican

The 2023 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 14, 2023, with runoff elections held on November 18, 2023. [1] All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana House of Representatives.

Contents

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Background

In the 2019 state legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 68 in the House and 27 in the Senate. [2] [3] Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans held a two-thirds supermajority in both the Senate and the House.

The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. [4]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
270toWin [5] Safe RNovember 2, 2023
Elections Daily [6] Safe RNovember 2, 2023

Overview

2811
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %BeforeAfter+/-
Republican 45416,50282.37%2728Increase2.svg 1
Democratic 2085,61916.93%1211Decrease2.svg 1
Independent 23,4960.69%00Steady2.svg
Total67505,617100.00%3939
Senate seats
Republican
71.79%
Democratic
28.21%

Summary by district

District Incumbent PartyElected senatorParty
1st Sharon Hewitt Rep Bob Owen Rep
2nd Ed Price Dem Ed Price Dem
3rd Joseph Bouie Dem Joseph Bouie Dem
4th Jimmy Harris Dem Jimmy Harris Dem
5th Royce Duplessis Dem Royce Duplessis Dem
6th Bodi White Rep Rick Edmonds Rep
7th Gary Carter Jr. Dem Gary Carter Jr. Dem
8th Patrick Connick Rep Patrick Connick Rep
9th Cameron Henry Rep Cameron Henry Rep
10th Kirk Talbot Rep Kirk Talbot Rep
11th Patrick McMath Rep Patrick McMath Rep
12th Beth Mizell Rep Beth Mizell Rep
13th J. Rogers Pope Rep Valarie Hodges Rep
14th Cleo Fields Dem Cleo Fields Dem
15th Regina Barrow Dem Regina Barrow Dem
16th Franklin Foil Rep Franklin Foil Rep
17th Caleb Kleinpeter Rep Caleb Kleinpeter Rep
18th Eddie J. Lambert Rep Eddie J. Lambert Rep
19th Gary Smith Jr. Dem Gregory A. Miller Rep
20th Mike Fesi Rep Mike Fesi Rep
21st Bret Allain RepRobert Allain IIIRep
22nd Fred Mills Rep Blake Miguez Rep
23rd Page Cortez Rep Jean-Paul Coussan Rep
24th Gerald Boudreaux Dem Gerald Boudreaux Dem
25th Mark Abraham Rep Mark Abraham Rep
26th Bob Hensgens Rep Bob Hensgens Rep
27th Jeremy Stine Rep Jeremy Stine Rep
28th Heather Cloud Rep Heather Cloud Rep
29th Jay Luneau Dem Jay Luneau Dem
30th Mike Reese Rep Mike Reese Rep
31st Louie Bernard Rep Alan Seabaugh Rep
32nd Glen Womack Rep Glen Womack Rep
33rd Stewart Cathey Jr. Rep Stewart Cathey Jr. Rep
34th Katrina Jackson Dem Katrina Jackson Dem
35th Jay Morris Rep Jay Morris Rep
36th Robert Mills Rep Adam Bass Rep
37th Barrow Peacock Rep William Wheat Jr. Rep
38th Barry Milligan Rep Thomas Pressly Rep
39th Gregory Tarver Dem Sam Jenkins Dem

Retirements

Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election. [7]

Democrats

  1. District 19: Gary Smith Jr. was term-limited.
  2. District 39: Gregory Tarver was term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Sharon Hewitt retired to run for governor.
  2. District 6: Bodi White was term-limited.
  3. District 13: J. Rogers Pope retired.
  4. District 21: Bret Allain was term-limited.
  5. District 22: Fred Mills was term-limited.
  6. District 23: Page Cortez was term-limited.
  7. District 31: Louie Bernard retired.
  8. District 37: Barrow Peacock was term-limited.
  9. District 38: Barry Milligan retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the October 14 jungle primary. [8]

Republicans

  1. District 36: Robert Mills lost renomination to Adam Bass.

Results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34District 35District 36District 37District 38District 39

District 1

2023 Louisiana's 1st State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Owen 14,614 60.6
Republican Ray Garofalo 9,50839.4
Total votes24,122 31.0

District 2

2023 Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Price (incumbent) 21,018 68.1
Republican Chris Delpit9,86531.9
Total votes30,883 39.8

District 3

2023 Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Bouie (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 4

2023 Louisiana's 4th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jimmy Harris (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 5

2023 Louisiana's 5th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Royce Duplessis (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 6

2023 Louisiana's 6th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Edmonds 18,247 61.5
Republican Barry Ivey 11,40738.5
Total votes29,654 37.4

District 7

2023 Louisiana's 7th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Carter Jr. (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 8

2023 Louisiana's 8th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick Connick (incumbent) 29,654 52.3
Republican Timothy Kerner Jr.11,16147.7
Total votes23,424 31.3

District 9

2023 Louisiana's 9th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cameron Henry (incumbent) 19,046 69.9
Democratic Mary Anne Mushatt8,20130.1
Total votes27,247 34.7

District 10

2023 Louisiana's 10th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kirk Talbot (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 11

2023 Louisiana's 11th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick McMath (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 12

2023 Louisiana's 12th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Beth Mizell (incumbent) 24,003 78.2
Democratic Britt Gondolfi3,84212.5
Democratic Gloria Kates2,8389.3
Total votes30,683 40.6

District 13

2023 Louisiana's 13th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Valarie Hodges 17,920 64.9
Republican Buddy Mincey Jr. 9,69935.1
Total votes27,619 40.4

District 14

2023 Louisiana's 14th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cleo Fields (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 15

2023 Louisiana's 15th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Regina Barrow (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 16

2023 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Franklin Foil (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 17

2023 Louisiana's 17th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Caleb Kleinpeter (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 18

2023 Louisiana's 18th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eddie Lambert (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 19

2023 Louisiana's 19th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregory A. Miller 19,416 68.8
Democratic Marilyn Bellock8,79131.2
Total votes28,207 35.2

District 20

2023 Louisiana's 20th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Fesi (incumbent) 21,366 87.6
Republican Dave Carskadon3,01412.4
Total votes24,380 34.1

District 21

2023 Louisiana's 21st State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Allain III 10,815 43.8
Republican Bo LaGrange 7,745 31.4
Republican Stephen Swiber6,13824.9
Total votes24,698 33.9
General election
Republican Robert Allain III 9,864 59.0
Republican Bo LaGrange6,85541.0
Total votes16,719 100.0

District 22

2023 Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Blake Miguez 19,559 61.2
Republican Hugh Andre6,60820.7
Democratic Mel Narcisse Mitchell3,70111.6
Democratic Phanat Xanamane1,7945.6
Independent Dexter Lathan2990.9
Total votes31,961 38.6

District 23

2023 Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jean-Paul Coussan Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 24

2023 Louisiana's 24th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 25

2023 Louisiana's 25th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Abraham (incumbent) 21,937 80.7
Democratic Josh Lewis5,25019.3
Total votes27,187 37.3

District 26

2023 Louisiana's 26th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Hensgens (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 27

2023 Louisiana's 27th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeremy Stine (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 28

2023 Louisiana's 28th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Heather Cloud (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 29

2023 Louisiana's 29th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Luneau (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 30

2023 Louisiana's 30th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Reese (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 31

2023 Louisiana's 31st State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Seabaugh 16,982 54.2
Republican Mike McConathy 14,35545.8
Total votes31,337 39.4

District 32

2023 Louisiana's 32nd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Glen Womack (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 33

2023 Louisiana's 33rd State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stewart Cathey (incumbent) 15,397 52.9
Republican Ned White13,71147.1
Total votes29,108 36.4

District 34

2023 Louisiana's 34th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Katrina Jackson (incumbent) 15,872 71.1
Republican James Smith6,45128.9
Total votes22,323 30.0

District 35

2023 Louisiana's 35th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jay Morris (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes100.0

District 36

2023 Louisiana's 36th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Adam Bass 14,097 62.0
Republican Robert Mills (incumbent)8,62438.0
Total votes22,721 31.0

District 37

2023 Louisiana's 37th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Wheat Jr. 14,516 60.9
Republican Randy Bush6,11225.7
Independent Ivan Scioneaux Jr.3,19713.4
Total votes23,825 35.5

District 38

2023 Louisiana's 38th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas Pressly 15,101 56.1
Republican John Milkovich 6,93425.8
Republican Chase Jennings4,85718.1
Total votes26,892 32.5

District 39

2023 Louisiana's 39th State Senate district election
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sam Jenkins 6,526 33.7
Democratic Cedric Glover 5,114 26.4
Republican Jim Slagle5,03426.0
Democratic Barbara Norton2,67213.8
Total votes19,346 25.1
General election
Democratic Sam Jenkins 11,814 65.3
Democratic Cedric Glover 6,27134.7
Total votes18,085 100.0

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