Louisiana's 24th State Senate district

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Louisiana's 24th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Gerald Boudreaux
D Lafayette
Registration56.3%  Democratic
19.2%  Republican
24.4%  No party preference
Demographics39%  White
56%  Black
3%  Hispanic
0%  Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)124,869 [1]
Registered voters82,471 [2]

Louisiana's 24th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gerald Boudreaux since 2016, succeeding Democrat-turned-Republican Elbert Guillory. [3]

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Geography

District 24 stretches across several majority-black sections of Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin Parishes in Acadiana, including northern Lafayette and some or all of Carencro, Scott, Sunset, Opelousas, Eunice, and Port Barre. [2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd, 4th, and 6th congressional districts, and with the 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 44th, 46th, and 96th 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 24 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) 24,418 75.5
Independent Cory Levier I7,92224.5
Total votes32,340 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 24 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 17,846 60.8
Democratic Ledricka Thierry 11,52839.2
Total votes29,374 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 24 [5]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elbert Guillory (incumbent) 12,768 46.4
Democratic Don Cravins Sr. 11,210 40.7
Democratic Kelly Scott3,55012.9
Total votes27,528 100
General election
Democratic Elbert Guillory (incumbent) 13,183 55.7
Democratic Don Cravins Sr. 10,50444.3
Total votes23,687 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [6]
2020 President [7] Biden 57.0–41.2%
2019 Governor (runoff) [8] Edwards 64.4–35.6%
2016 President Clinton 57.4–40.0%
2015 Governor (runoff) [9] Edwards 71.9–28.1%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 62.4–37.6%
2012 President Obama 60.8–38.1%

References

  1. "State Senate District 24, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Gerald Boudreaux - Democrat District 24". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Louisiana State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 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 12, 2019.