Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district

Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district
Senator	Joseph Bouie Jr. D – New Orleans
Registration	63.4%  Democratic 10.2%  Republican 26.4%  No party preference
Demographics	27%  White 59%  Black 5%  Hispanic 6%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	128,190 [1]
Registered voters	80,102 [2]

Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Bouie Jr. since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Jean-Paul Morrell. ^[3]

Geography

District 3 covers some of eastern New Orleans (primarily Gentilly, West Lake Forest, and the Lower Ninth Ward), as well as smaller parts of St. Bernard and Jefferson Parishes, including some or all of Chalmette, Arabi, Harvey, and Marrero. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 83rd, 84th, 85th, 87th, 93rd, 97th, 99th, 100th, 102nd, and 103rd 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 3 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Bouie Jr.	12,639	44.3
	Democratic	John Bagneris	8,295	29.1
	Republican	Kathleen Doody	5,287	18.5
	Democratic	Brandon Gregoire	2,286	8.0
Total votes			28,507	100
General election
	Democratic	Joseph Bouie Jr.	20,734	59.6
	Democratic	John Bagneris	14,027	40.4
Total votes			34,761	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 3 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2011

Following redistricting, District 3 incumbent Jean-Paul Morrell was drawn into the same district as District 2 incumbent Cynthia Willard-Lewis.

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 3 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent)	11,280	53.2
	Democratic	Cynthia Willard-Lewis (incumbent)	9,911	46.8
Total votes			21,191	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Biden 74.7–23.6%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Edwards 85.6–14.4%
2016	President	Clinton 73.5–23.1%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 82.6–17.4%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 82.2–17.8%
2012	President	Obama 76.6–21.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 3, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
3. "State Senator Joseph Bouie, Jr. - Democrat District 3". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 8, 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 21, 2019.
9. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved September 12, 2019.