2019 Louisiana State Senate election
# 2019 Louisiana State Senate election

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The 2019 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 12, 2019, with runoff elections held on November 16, 2019. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election to four-year terms. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Five districts held runoff elections due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election.

The Republican Party expanded their majority by two seats over the Democratic Party, establishing a veto-proof majority in the Senate against Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. The party failed to gain a veto-proof majority in the concurrent House elections, however.

## Overview

Seats :

| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | Before | After | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | 50 | 552,850 | 65.41 | 25 | 27 | 2 |
| | Democratic | 31 | 269,181 | 31.85 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| | Independent | 2 | 14,515 | 1.72 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Libertarian | 2 | 8,682 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | 845,228 | 100.00 | 39 | 39 | |

Popular vote

Republican

65.41%

Democratic

31.85%

Other

2.74% :

Senate seats

Republican

69.23%

Democratic

30.77% :

### Summary by district

| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Sharon Hewitt | Rep | Sharon Hewitt | Rep |
| 2nd | Ed Price | Dem | Ed Price | Dem |
| 3rd | Jean-Paul Morrell | Dem | Joseph Bouie Jr. | Dem |
| 4th | Wesley T. Bishop | Dem | Jimmy Harris | Dem |
| 5th | Karen Carter Peterson | Dem | Karen Carter Peterson | Dem |
| 6th | Bodi White | Rep | Bodi White | Rep |
| 7th | Troy Carter | Dem | Troy Carter | Dem |
| 8th | John Alario | Rep | Patrick Connick | Rep |
| 9th | Conrad Appel | Rep | Cameron Henry | Rep |
| 10th | Danny Martiny | Rep | Kirk Talbot | Rep |
| 11th | Jack Donahue | Rep | Patrick McMath | Rep |
| 12th | Beth Mizell | Rep | Beth Mizell | Rep |
| 13th | Dale M. Erdey | Rep | J. Rogers Pope | Rep |
| 14th | Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb | Dem | Cleo Fields | Dem |
| 15th | Regina Barrow | Dem | Regina Barrow | Dem |
| 16th | Dan Claitor | Rep | Franklin Foil | Rep |
| 17th | Rick Ward III | Rep | Rick Ward III | Rep |
| 18th | Eddie J. Lambert | Rep | Eddie J. Lambert | Rep |
| 19th | Gary Smith Jr. | Dem | Gary Smith Jr. | Dem |
| 20th | Norby Chabert | Rep | Mike Fesi | Rep |
| 21st | Bret Allain | Rep | Bret Allain | Rep |
| 22nd | Fred Mills | Rep | Fred Mills | Rep |
| 23rd | Page Cortez | Rep | Page Cortez | Rep |
| 24th | Gerald Boudreaux | Dem | Gerald Boudreaux | Dem |
| 25th | Dan Morrish | Rep | Mark Abraham | Rep |
| 26th | Bob Hensgens | Rep | Bob Hensgens | Rep |
| 27th | Ronnie Johns | Rep | Ronnie Johns | Rep |
| 28th | Eric LaFleur | Dem | Heather Cloud | Rep |
| 29th | Jay Luneau | Dem | Jay Luneau | Dem |
| 30th | John R. Smith | Rep | Mike Reese | Rep |
| 31st | Gerald Long | Rep | Louie Bernard | Rep |
| 32nd | Neil Riser | Rep | Glen Womack | Rep |
| 33rd | Mike Walsworth | Rep | Stewart Cathey Jr. | Rep |
| 34th | Francis C. Thompson | Dem | Katrina Jackson | Dem |
| 35th | James R. Fannin | Rep | Jay Morris | Rep |
| 36th | Ryan Gatti | Rep | Robert Mills | Rep |
| 37th | Barrow Peacock | Rep | Barrow Peacock | Rep |
| 38th | John Milkovich | Dem | Barry Milligan | Rep |
| 39th | Gregory Tarver | Dem | Gregory Tarver | Dem |

## Outgoing incumbents

### Republicans

* District 8: John Alario was term-limited.
* District 9: Conrad Appel was term-limited.
* District 10: Danny Martiny was term-limited.
* District 11: Jack Donahue was term-limited.
* District 13: Dale M. Erdey was term-limited.
* District 16: Dan Claitor was term-limited.
* District 20: Norby Chabert was term-limited.
* District 25: Dan Morrish was term-limited.
* District 30: John R. Smith was term-limited.
* District 31: Gerald Long was term-limited.
* District 32: Neil Riser was term-limited.
* District 33: Mike Walsworth was term-limited.

### Democrats

* District 3: Jean-Paul Morrell was term-limited.
* District 4: Wesley T. Bishop retired.
* District 14: Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb was term-limited.
* District 28: Eric LaFleur was term-limited.
* District 34: Francis C. Thompson was term-limited.

## Results

### District 1

Incumbent Republican Sharon Hewitt ran unopposed.

### District 2

2019 Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ed Price (incumbent) | 21,605 | 58.84 |
| | Democratic | Troy E. Brown | 15,114 | 41.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,719 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 3

2019 Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph Bouie Jr. | 12,639 | 44.33 |
| | Democratic | John Bagneris | 8,295 | 29.10 |
| | Republican | Kathleen Doody | 5,287 | 18.55 |
| | Democratic | Brandon Gregoire | 2,287 | 8.02 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,508 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Joseph Bouie Jr. | 20,734 | 59.65 |
| | Democratic | John Bagneris | 14,027 | 40.35 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,761 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 4

Democrat Jimmy Harris ran unopposed.

### District 5

2019 Louisiana's 5th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) | 20,869 | 79.41 |
| | Democratic | Allen Borne Jr. | 5,412 | 20.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,281 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 6

2019 Louisiana's 6th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Bodi White (incumbent) | 29,531 | 79.54 |
| | Libertarian | Rufus Craig | 7,596 | 20.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,127 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 7

Incumbent Democrat Troy Carter ran unopposed.

### District 8

Republican Patrick Connick ran unopposed.

### District 9

2019 Louisiana's 9th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Cameron Henry | 23,647 | 78.38 |
| | Republican | Jon Hyers | 6,524 | 21.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,171 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 10

2019 Louisiana's 10th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Kirk Talbot | 16,699 | 54.89 |
| | Republican | Arita Lipps Bohannan | 13,723 | 45.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,422 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 11

2019 Louisiana's 11th State Senate district election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Reid Falconer | 20,404 | 47.45 |
| | Republican | Patrick McMath | 17,248 | 40.11 |
| | Republican | Daniel Ducote | 5,345 | 12.43 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,997 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Patrick McMath | 27,801 | 55.60 |
| | Republican | Reid Falconer | 22,198 | 44.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,999 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 12

2019 Louisiana's 12th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Beth Mizell (incumbent) | 24,590 | 68.58 |
| | Democratic | Darrell Fairburn | 11,266 | 31.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,856 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 13

2019 Louisiana's 13th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | J. Rogers Pope | 17,030 | 50.45 |
| | Republican | Edith Carlin | 12,860 | 38.09 |
| | Republican | Deven W. Cavalier | 3,869 | 11.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,759 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 14

2019 Louisiana's 14th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Cleo Fields | 13,529 | 52.52 |
| | Democratic | Patricia Haynes Smith | 12,229 | 47.48 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,758 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 15

2019 Louisiana's 15th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Regina Barrow (incumbent) | 22,840 | 74.50 |
| | Democratic | Gary Chambers | 7,819 | 25.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,659 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 16

2019 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Beverly Brooks Thompson | 14,213 | 33.71 |
| | Republican | Franklin Foil | 12,523 | 29.70 |
| | Republican | Stephen Carter | 12,519 | 29.69 |
| | Republican | Bob Bell | 1,826 | 4.33 |
| | Libertarian | Everett Baudean | 1,086 | 2.58 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,167 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Franklin Foil | 27,090 | 57.64 |
| | Democratic | Beverly Brooks Thompson | 19,912 | 42.36 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,002 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 17

Incumbent Republican Rick Ward III ran unopposed.

### District 18

Incumbent Republican Eddie J. Lambert ran unopposed.

### District 19

Incumbent Democrat Gary Smith Jr. ran unopposed.

### District 20

2019 Louisiana's 20th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Mike Fesi | 15,546 | 54.48 |
| | Republican | Damon J. Baldone | 5,162 | 18.09 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Gisclair | 4,070 | 14.26 |
| | Democratic | Brenda Leroux Babin | 2,785 | 9.76 |
| | Republican | Shane Swan | 974 | 3.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,537 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 21

Incumbent Republican Bret Allain ran unopposed.

### District 22

Incumbent Republican Fred Mills ran unopposed.

### District 23

Incumbent Republican Page Cortez ran unopposed.

### District 24

2019 Louisiana's 24th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) | 24,418 | 75.50 |
| | Independent | Cory Levier I | 7,922 | 24.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,340 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### District 25

2019 Louisiana's 25th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Mark Abraham | 19,670 | 54.09 |
| | Republican | Kevin M. Berken | 8,553 | 23.52 |
| | Republican | Johnny Guinn | 8,144 | 22.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,367 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 26

2019 Louisiana's 26th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Bob Hensgens (incumbent) | 27,228 | 79.18 |
| | Democratic | Jerry Gaspard | 7,161 | 20.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,389 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 27

Incumbent Republican Ronnie Johns ran unopposed.

### District 28

2019 Louisiana's 28th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Heather Cloud | 22,293 | 63.14 |
| | Democratic | Robert Johnson | 8,370 | 23.71 |
| | Democratic | H. Bernard LeBas | 4,646 | 13.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,309 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 29

Incumbent Democrat Jay Luneau ran unopposed.

### District 30

2019 Louisiana's 30th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Mike Reese | 14,625 | 50.73 |
| | Republican | Brett Geymann | 8,296 | 21.84 |
| | Democratic | James K. Armes III | 5,973 | 20.72 |
| | Republican | Reneé Hoffpauir-Klann | 1,935 | 6.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,829 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 31

2019 Louisiana's 31st State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Louie Bernard | 18,529 | 55.30 |
| | Republican | Trey Flynn | 8,596 | 25.66 |
| | Republican | Douglas Brown | 6,381 | 19.04 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,506 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 32

2019 Louisiana's 32nd State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Glen Womack | 18,588 | 50.11 |
| | Republican | Steve May | 11,400 | 30.73 |
| | Democratic | Judy Duhon | 4,763 | 12.84 |
| | Democratic | Danny Cole | 2,341 | 6.31 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,092 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 33

2019 Louisiana's 33rd State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Stewart Cathey Jr. | 16,658 | 51.95 |
| | Republican | Wade Bishop | 15,407 | 48.05 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,065 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 34

Democrat Katrina Jackson ran unopposed.

### District 35

2019 Louisiana's 35th State Senate district election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | James R. Fannin (incumbent) | 12,559 | 38.65 |
| | Republican | Jay Morris | 11,782 | 36.26 |
| | Republican | Matt Parker | 8,154 | 25.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,495 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jay Morris | 18,167 | 50.38 |
| | Republican | James R. Fannin (incumbent) | 17,894 | 49.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,061 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 36

2019 Louisiana's 36th State Senate district election :

| Primary election |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert Mills | 16,305 | 47.73 |
| | Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 12,882 | 37.71 |
| | Democratic | Mattie Preston | 4,976 | 14.57 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,163 | 100.00 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Robert Mills | 22,050 | 56.17 |
| | Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 17,209 | 43.83 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,259 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 37

2019 Louisiana's 37th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Barrow Peacock (incumbent) | 16,221 | 71.10 |
| | Independent | Debbie Hollis | 6,593 | 28.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,814 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### District 38

2019 Louisiana's 38th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Barry Milligan | 16,266 | 50.72 |
| | Democratic | John Milkovich (incumbent) | 8,447 | 26.34 |
| | Democratic | Katrina D. Early | 7,359 | 22.95 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,072 | 100.00 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### District 39

2019 Louisiana's 39th State Senate district election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gregory Tarver (incumbent) | 15,755 | 69.02 |
| | Republican | Jim Slagle | 7,071 | 30.98 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,826 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
