Louisiana's 26th State Senate district

Louisiana's 26th State Senate district
Senator	Bob Hensgens R – Gueydan
Registration	39.8%  Democratic 32.4%  Republican 27.8%  No party preference
Demographics	74%  White 18%  Black 5%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	128,286 [1]
Registered voters	77,280 [2]

Louisiana's 26th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Hensgens since a 2018 special election to succeed fellow Republican Jonathan Perry. ^[3]

Geography

District 26 covers all of Vermilion Parish and parts of Acadia, Lafayette, and St. Landry Parishes in Acadiana, including some or all of Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath, Scott, Rayne, Church Point, and Sunset. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 31st, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 45th, 47th, and 49th 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 26 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hensgens (incumbent)	27,228	79.2
	Democratic	Jerry Gaspard	7,161	20.8
Total votes			34,389	100
	Republican hold

2018 special

2018 Louisiana State Senate special election, District 26 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Hensgens	22,361	60.0
	Democratic	Jean Menard	8,158	21.9
	Republican	Jerry Gaspard	6,777	18.2
Total votes			37,296	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 26 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Perry (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 26 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Perry (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 76.5–22.1%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Rispone 71.1–28.9%
2016	President	Trump 75.6–21.6%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Vitter 57.3–42.7%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 73.0–27.0%
2012	President	Romney 73.5–25.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 26, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
3. "State Senator Mark Abraham - Republican District 25". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 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 14, 2019.