Louisiana's 19th State Senate district

Louisiana's 19th State Senate district
Senator	Gary Smith Jr. D – Norco
Registration	45.6%  Democratic 27.6%  Republican 26.8%  No party preference
Demographics	54%  White 35%  Black 8%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1%  Native American 2% Other
Population (2019)	111,000 [1]
Registered voters	70,737 [2]

Louisiana's 19th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gary Smith Jr. since 2012. ^[3]

Geography

District 19 covers parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, St. Charles, and St. John the Baptist Parishes along Lake Pontchartrain in Greater New Orleans, including some or all of LaPlace, Norco, Hahnville, Boutte, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Luling, St. Rose, Kenner, and Raceland. The district also includes a sizable portion of Lake Pontchartrain itself, hence its unusual shape. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st, 2nd, and 6th congressional districts, and with the 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, and 92nd 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 19 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 19 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 19 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Smith Jr.	16,501	59.5
	Republican	Garrett Monti	11,215	40.5
Total votes			27,716	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 56.8–41.6%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Edwards 56.0–44.0%
2016	President	Trump 56.4–40.4%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 55.7–44.3%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 50.5–49.5%
2012	President	Romney 55.3–42.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 19, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
3. "State Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr. - Democrat District 19". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 7, 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 7, 2019.