Louisiana's 29th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jay Luneau since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Rick Gallot.[3]
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| Registration | 55.5% Democratic 19.6% Republican 24.9% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 37% White 58% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 113,088[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 67,320[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 29 covers a narrow majority-black swath of Central Louisiana, incorporating parts of Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn Parishes. The district snakes its way through much of Alexandria, Pineville, Natchitoches, Winnfield, Jonesboro, Arcadia, Grambling, and Ruston.[2]
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 11th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, and 27th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results
editLouisiana 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Luneau (incumbent) | 16,196 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Randy Wiggins | 10,158 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 26,354 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Luneau | 13,462 | 59.3 | |
| Republican | Joshua Dara | 9,225 | 40.7 | |
| Total votes | 22,687 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rick Gallot | 12,992 | 50.3 | |
| Republican | Tony Vets | 7,579 | 29.3 | |
| Democratic | Mary Wardsworth | 5,271 | 20.4 | |
| Total votes | 25,842 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Biden 61.1–37.1% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Edwards 69.1–30.9% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 60.2–36.9% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Edwards 72.0–28.0% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Landrieu 62.3–37.7% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 62.3–36.6% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 29, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator W. Jay Luneau - Democrat District 29". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ @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.
- ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 16, 2019.