Louisiana's 8th State Senate district

Louisiana's 8th State Senate district
Senator	Patrick Connick R – Harvey
Registration	46.2%  Democratic 23.1%  Republican 30.7%  No party preference
Demographics	47%  White 34%  Black 10%  Hispanic 6%  Asian 1%  Native American 3% Other
Population (2019)	119,347 [1]
Registered voters	74,444 [2]

Louisiana's 8th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Patrick Connick since 2020, succeeding term-limited incumbent and Senate President John Alario. ^[3] It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate to be held by a Republican.

Geography

District 8 covers parts of Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish in Greater New Orleans, including some or all of Gretna, Harvey, Westwego, Waggaman, Jean Lafitte, Port Sulphur, and Grand Isle. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 54th, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 87th, and 105th 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 8 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Connick	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 8 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alario (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 8 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Alario (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 52.9–45.7%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Edwards 60.9–39.1%
2016	President	Trump 51.9–45.0%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 59.2–40.8%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 56.5–43.5%
2012	President	Romney 51.9–46.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 8, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
3. "State Senator Patrick Connick - Republican District 8". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 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 21, 2019.