Louisiana's 31st State Senate district

Louisiana's 31st State Senate district
Senator	Louie Bernard R – Natchitoches
Registration	38.0%  Democratic 37.2%  Republican 24.8%  No party preference
Demographics	68%  White 21%  Black 4%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2%  Native American 3% Other
Population (2019)	111,257 [1]
Registered voters	70,454 [2]

Louisiana's 31st State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Louie Bernard since 2020, succeeding term-limited fellow Republican Gerald Long. ^[3]

Geography

District 31 covers the Central Louisiana parishes of Red River and Sabine as well as parts of Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn Parishes, including some or all of Alexandria, Natchitoches, Many, Winnfield, and Coushatta. ^[2]

The district is split between Louisiana's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 7th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th 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 31 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louie Bernard	18,529	55.3
	Republican	Trey Flynn	8,596	25.7
	Republican	Douglas Brown	6,381	19.0
Total votes			33,506	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 31 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Long (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 31 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Long (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 75.2–23.4%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Rispone 66.8–33.2%
2016	President	Trump 73.1–24.2%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Vitter 56.4–43.6%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 71.8–28.2%
2012	President	Romney 71.5–26.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 31, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
3. "State Senator Louie Bernard Republican District 31". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 31". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 18, 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 18, 2019.