Louisiana's 6th State Senate district

Louisiana's 6th State Senate district
Senator	Bodi White R – Central
Registration	38.2%  Republican 34.8%  Democratic 27.0%  No party preference
Demographics	62%  White 28%  Black 5%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 3% Other
Population (2019)	127,970 [1]
Registered voters	82,244 [2]

Louisiana's 6th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bodi White since 2012. ^[3]

Geography

District 6 snakes along a portion of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, including parts of East Baton Rouge Parish outside of Baton Rouge and smaller sections of Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes. The district covers some or all of Ponchatoula, Hammond, and Central, as well as a small part of Lake Pontchartrain. ^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st, 5th, and 6th congressional districts, and with the 64th, 65th, 66th, 69th, 72nd, 73rd, 86th, and 95th 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 6 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bodi White (incumbent)	29,549	79.5
	Libertarian	Rufus Craig	7,600	20.5
Total votes			37,149	100
	Republican hold

2015

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bodi White (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bodi White	12,886	51.7
	Republican	Mike Mannino	12,047	48.3
Total votes			24,933	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [6]
2020	President [7]	Trump 66.0–32.1%
2019	Governor (runoff) [8]	Rispone 53.0–47.0%
2016	President	Trump 67.2–28.8%
2015	Governor (runoff) [9]	Edwards 51.0–49.0%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 68.9–31.1%
2012	President	Romney 69.2–29.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 6, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
3. "State Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. - Republican District 6". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 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 21, 2019.
9. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved September 19, 2019.