Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district

Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district
Senator	Brach Myers R – Lafayette
Registration	47.6%  Republican 23.8%  Democratic 28.5%  No party preference
Demographics	79%  White 12%  Black 4%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	136,049 [1]
Registered voters	87,984 [2]

Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Cortez, the current Senate President, since 2012. ^[3]

Geography

District 23 is based in Lafayette Parish, including much of southern Lafayette as well as the suburban towns of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville. ^[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 31st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 48th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives. ^[4]

Recent election results

Louisiana uses a jungle primary system. If no candidate receives 50% in the first round of voting, when all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party, the top-two finishers advance to a runoff election.

2025

2025 Louisiana Senate special election, District 23 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brach Myers	6,769	54.8
	Republican	Jesse Regan	5,591	45.2
Total votes			12,360	100
	Republican hold

2019

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Page Cortez (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Page Cortez (incumbent)	27,231	83.9
	Independent	Terry Hughes	5,235	16.1
Total votes			32,466	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Page Cortez	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7]
2020	President [8]	Trump 71.3–26.4%
2019	Governor (runoff) [9]	Rispone 69.1–30.9%
2016	President	Trump 74.3–20.3%
2015	Governor (runoff) [10]	Vitter 63.1–36.9%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 80.4–19.6%
2012	President	Romney 78.4–19.4%

References

1. "State Senate District 23, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
3. "State Senator Patrick Page Cortez - Republican District 23". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
5. "State Senator -- 23rd Senatorial District". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
6. "Louisiana State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
9. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov" . Retrieved November 22, 2019.
10. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved October 11, 2019.