Louisiana's 39th State Senate district

Louisiana's 39th State Senate district
Senator	Gregory Tarver D – Shreveport
Registration	60.5%  Democratic 16.0%  Republican 23.5%  No party preference
Demographics	28%  White 67%  Black 2%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	108,675 [1]
Registered voters	68,756 [2]

Louisiana's 39th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gregory Tarver since 2012, following his defeat of incumbent fellow Democrat Lydia P. Jackson. ^[3]

Geography

District 39 covers the northern two-thirds of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including most of Shreveport and all of Blanchard and Vivian. ^[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

2019

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 39 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Tarver (incumbent)	15,755	69.0
	Republican	James Slagle	7,071	31.0
Total votes			22,826	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 39 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory Tarver (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 39 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lydia P. Jackson (incumbent)	9,393	43.4
	Democratic	Gregory Tarver	9,015	41.6
	Republican	James Slagle	3,259	15.0
Total votes			21,667	100
General election
	Democratic	Gregory Tarver	9,168	52.5
	Democratic	Lydia P. Jackson (incumbent)	8,295	47.5
Total votes			17,463	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Biden 67.1–31.4%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Edwards 73.0–27.0%
2016	President	Clinton 68.2–30.0%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 77.1–22.9%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 73.5–26.5%
2012	President	Obama 72.1–27.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 39, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
3. "State Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. - Democrat District 39". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 11, 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 27, 2019.