Louisiana's 28th State Senate district

Louisiana's 28th State Senate district
Senator	Heather Cloud R – Turkey Creek
Registration	49.5%  Democratic 27.3%  Republican 23.2%  No party preference
Demographics	68%  White 25%  Black 4%  Hispanic 0%  Asian 1%  Native American 2% Other
Population (2019)	115,883 [1]
Registered voters	71,229 [2]

Louisiana's 28th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Heather Cloud since 2020, succeeding term-limited Democrat Eric LaFleur. ^[3]

Geography

District 28 covers all of Allen and Evangeline Parishes and parts of Acadia, Avoyelles, and St. Landry Parishes, including some or all of Kinder, Oakdale, Ville Platte, Mamou, Eunice, Bunkie, Cottonport, Marksville, and Simmesport. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 28th, 32nd, 38th, 40th, and 41st 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.

2019

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 28 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Heather Cloud	22,282	63.1
	Democratic	Robert Johnson	8,361	23.7
	Democratic	Bernard LeBas	4,645	13.2
Total votes			35,288	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 28 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric LaFleur (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 28 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric LaFleur (incumbent)	19,392	58.8
	Republican	Paul Miller	13,565	41.2
Total votes			32,957	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 72.2–26.4%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Rispone 60.3–39.7%
2016	President	Trump 70.3–27.4%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 56.3–43.7%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 64.4–35.6%
2012	President	Romney 65.7–32.7%

References

1. "State Senate District 28, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
3. "State Senator Heather Miley Cloud - Republican District 28". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
8. @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.
9. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved October 15, 2019.