2023 Louisiana State Senate election

2023 Louisiana State Senate election

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All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Page Cortez (term-limited) Gerald Boudreaux Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 13, 2020 May 10, 2021 Leader's seat 23rd district 24th district Seats before 27 12 Seats won 28 11 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 416,502 85,619 Percentage 82.37% 16.93%
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.

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

Source	Ranking	As of
270toWin [5]	Safe R	November 2, 2023
Elections Daily [6]	Safe R	November 2, 2023

Overview

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28	11
Republican	Democratic

Parties		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	After	+/-
	Republican	45	416,502	82.37%	27	28	1
	Democratic	20	85,619	16.93%	12	11	1
	Independent	2	3,496	0.69%	0	0
Total		67	505,617	100.00%	39	39

Senate seats Republican   71.79% Democratic   28.21%

Summary by district

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

District 1

2023 Louisiana's 1st State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Owen	14,614	60.6
	Republican	Ray Garofalo	9,508	39.4
Total votes			24,122	31.0

District 2

2023 Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Price (incumbent)	21,018	68.1
	Republican	Chris Delpit	9,865	31.9
Total votes			30,883	39.8

District 3

2023 Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Bouie (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 4

2023 Louisiana's 4th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Harris (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 5

2023 Louisiana's 5th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Royce Duplessis (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 6

2023 Louisiana's 6th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Edmonds	18,247	61.5
	Republican	Barry Ivey	11,407	38.5
Total votes			29,654	37.4

District 7

2023 Louisiana's 7th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Carter Jr. (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 8

2023 Louisiana's 8th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Connick (incumbent)	29,654	52.3
	Republican	Timothy Kerner Jr.	11,161	47.7
Total votes			23,424	31.3

District 9

2023 Louisiana's 9th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cameron Henry (incumbent)	19,046	69.9
	Democratic	Mary Anne Mushatt	8,201	30.1
Total votes			27,247	34.7

District 10

2023 Louisiana's 10th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kirk Talbot (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 11

2023 Louisiana's 11th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick McMath (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 12

2023 Louisiana's 12th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Mizell (incumbent)	24,003	78.2
	Democratic	Britt Gondolfi	3,842	12.5
	Democratic	Gloria Kates	2,838	9.3
Total votes			30,683	40.6

District 13

2023 Louisiana's 13th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valarie Hodges	17,920	64.9
	Republican	Buddy Mincey Jr.	9,699	35.1
Total votes			27,619	40.4

District 14

2023 Louisiana's 14th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cleo Fields (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 15

2023 Louisiana's 15th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Regina Barrow (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 16

2023 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Franklin Foil (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 17

2023 Louisiana's 17th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Caleb Kleinpeter (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 18

2023 Louisiana's 18th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eddie Lambert (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 19

2023 Louisiana's 19th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory A. Miller	19,416	68.8
	Democratic	Marilyn Bellock	8,791	31.2
Total votes			28,207	35.2

District 20

2023 Louisiana's 20th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fesi (incumbent)	21,366	87.6
	Republican	Dave Carskadon	3,014	12.4
Total votes			24,380	34.1

District 21

2023 Louisiana's 21st State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Allain III	10,815	43.8
	Republican	Bo LaGrange	7,745	31.4
	Republican	Stephen Swiber	6,138	24.9
Total votes			24,698	33.9
General election
	Republican	Robert Allain III	9,864	59.0
	Republican	Bo LaGrange	6,855	41.0
Total votes			16,719	100.0

District 22

2023 Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Miguez	19,559	61.2
	Republican	Hugh Andre	6,608	20.7
	Democratic	Mel Narcisse Mitchell	3,701	11.6
	Democratic	Phanat Xanamane	1,794	5.6
	Independent	Dexter Lathan	299	0.9
Total votes			31,961	38.6

District 23

2023 Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean-Paul Coussan	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 24

2023 Louisiana's 24th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 25

2023 Louisiana's 25th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Abraham (incumbent)	21,937	80.7
	Democratic	Josh Lewis	5,250	19.3
Total votes			27,187	37.3

District 26

2023 Louisiana's 26th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hensgens (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 27

2023 Louisiana's 27th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeremy Stine (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 28

2023 Louisiana's 28th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Cloud (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 29

2023 Louisiana's 29th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Luneau (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 30

2023 Louisiana's 30th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Reese (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 31

2023 Louisiana's 31st State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan Seabaugh	16,982	54.2
	Republican	Mike McConathy	14,355	45.8
Total votes			31,337	39.4

District 32

2023 Louisiana's 32nd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Womack (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 33

2023 Louisiana's 33rd State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stewart Cathey (incumbent)	15,397	52.9
	Republican	Ned White	13,711	47.1
Total votes			29,108	36.4

District 34

2023 Louisiana's 34th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katrina Jackson (incumbent)	15,872	71.1
	Republican	James Smith	6,451	28.9
Total votes			22,323	30.0

District 35

2023 Louisiana's 35th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Morris (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			—	100.0

District 36

2023 Louisiana's 36th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Bass	14,097	62.0
	Republican	Robert Mills (incumbent)	8,624	38.0
Total votes			22,721	31.0

District 37

2023 Louisiana's 37th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Wheat Jr.	14,516	60.9
	Republican	Randy Bush	6,112	25.7
	Independent	Ivan Scioneaux Jr.	3,197	13.4
Total votes			23,825	35.5

District 38

2023 Louisiana's 38th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Pressly	15,101	56.1
	Republican	John Milkovich	6,934	25.8
	Republican	Chase Jennings	4,857	18.1
Total votes			26,892	32.5

District 39

2023 Louisiana's 39th State Senate district election

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Jenkins	6,526	33.7
	Democratic	Cedric Glover	5,114	26.4
	Republican	Jim Slagle	5,034	26.0
	Democratic	Barbara Norton	2,672	13.8
Total votes			19,346	25.1
General election
	Democratic	Sam Jenkins	11,814	65.3
	Democratic	Cedric Glover	6,271	34.7
Total votes			18,085	100.0

See also

• 2023 United States state legislative elections
• 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election

References

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2. "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019". Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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