Louisiana's 36th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Mills since 2020, following his 2019 defeat of Republican incumbent Ryan Gatti.[3]
| Louisiana's 36th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 44.0% Republican 31.3% Democratic 24.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 71% White 23% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 111,746[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 72,879[2] | ||
Geography
editDistrict 36 covers all of Webster Parish and parts of Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne Parishes in eastern Ark-La-Tex, including some or all of Ringgold, Springhill, Minden, Plain Dealing, Benton, Haughton, Eastwood, Red Chute, and Bossier City.[2]
The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th 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 | % | |
| Republican | Robert Mills | 16,305 | 47.7 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 12,882 | 37.7 | |
| Democratic | Mattie Preston | 4,976 | 14.6 | |
| Total votes | 34,163 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Mills | 22,050 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 17,209 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,259 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 10,202 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 8,649 | 34.2 | |
| Democratic | Todd Hollenshead | 6,465 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 25,316 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 14,023 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 13,698 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 27,721 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Adley (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
edit| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Trump 72.8–25.9% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Rispone 66.6–33.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 72.1–25.4% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Vitter 58.8–41.2% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Cassidy 69.5–30.5% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 70.9–28.1% |
References
edit- ^ "State Senate District 36, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator Robert Mills - Republican District 36". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 11, 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 24, 2019.