Louisiana's 5th State Senate district

Louisiana's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Royce Duplessis D – New Orleans
Registration	61.2%  Democratic 10.1%  Republican 28.7%  No party preference
Demographics	40%  White 48%  Black 7%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	123,489 [1]
Registered voters	81,210 [2]

Louisiana's 5th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. The district is represented by Democrat Royce Duplessis. The district was previously represented by Democrat Karen Carter Peterson from a 2010 special election to replace resigning fellow Democrat Cheryl Gray Evans until Peterson's resignation in April 2022. ^{[3] [4]} Diana Bajoie represented the district from 1991 to 2008. It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.

Geography

District 5 is primarily located in New Orleans, including parts of Carrollton, the Garden District, Mid-City New Orleans, and Uptown New Orleans, stretching to also cover a small part of Jefferson Parish. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 82nd, 91st, 93rd, 97th, and 98th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives. ^[5]

At 15 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Louisiana. ^[1]

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 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent)	20,867	79.4
	Democratic	Allen Borne Jr.	5,412	20.6
Total votes			26,279	100

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [7]
2020	President [8]	Biden 85.9–12.1%
2019	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 91.9–8.1%
2016	President	Clinton 83.1–11.9%
2015	Governor (runoff) [10]	Edwards 89.2–10.8%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 86.9–13.1%
2012	President	Obama 82.0–15.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 5, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
3. LaRose, Greg (April 8, 2022). "Karen Carter Peterson resigns abruptly from the Louisiana Senate". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
4. "State Senator Karen Carter Peterson - Democrat District 5". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
6. "Louisiana State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
9. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov" . Retrieved November 21, 2019.
10. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved September 18, 2019.