Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Joseph Bouie Jr. since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Jean-Paul Morrell.[3]
| Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 63.4% Democratic 10.2% Republican 26.4% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 27% White 59% Black 5% Hispanic 6% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 128,190[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 80,102[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 3 covers some of eastern New Orleans (primarily Gentilly, West Lake Forest, and the Lower Ninth Ward), as well as smaller parts of St. Bernard and Jefferson Parishes, including some or all of Chalmette, Arabi, Harvey, and Marrero.[2]
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 83rd, 84th, 85th, 87th, 93rd, 97th, 99th, 100th, 102nd, and 103rd 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| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Joseph Bouie Jr. | 12,639 | 44.3 | |
| Democratic | John Bagneris | 8,295 | 29.1 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Doody | 5,287 | 18.5 | |
| Democratic | Brandon Gregoire | 2,286 | 8.0 | |
| Total votes | 28,507 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Joseph Bouie Jr. | 20,734 | 59.6 | |
| Democratic | John Bagneris | 14,027 | 40.4 | |
| Total votes | 34,761 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
editFollowing redistricting, District 3 incumbent Jean-Paul Morrell was drawn into the same district as District 2 incumbent Cynthia Willard-Lewis.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent) | 11,280 | 53.2 | |
| Democratic | Cynthia Willard-Lewis (incumbent) | 9,911 | 46.8 | |
| Total votes | 21,191 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Biden 74.7–23.6% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Edwards 85.6–14.4% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 73.5–23.1% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Edwards 82.6–17.4% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Landrieu 82.2–17.8% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 76.6–21.9% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 3, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator Joseph Bouie, Jr. - Democrat District 3". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 3". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ @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.
- ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 12, 2019.