The 2023 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 14, 2023, with runoff elections held on November 18, 2023.[1] All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana House of Representatives .
Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.
Background [ edit ] In the 2019 state legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 68 in the House and 27 in the Senate.[2] [3] Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans held a two-thirds supermajority in both the Senate and the House.
The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census .[4]
Predictions [ edit ] Source Ranking As of 270toWin[5] Safe R November 2, 2023 Elections Daily[6] Safe R November 2, 2023
Overview [ edit ] ↓ 28 11 Republican Democratic
Parties Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/- Republican 45 416,502 82.37% 27 28 1 Democratic 20 85,619 16.93% 12 11 1 Independent 2 3,496 0.69% 0 0 Total 67 505,617 100.00% 39 39
Senate seats Republican
71.79% Democratic
28.21%
Summary by district [ edit ] Retirements [ edit ] Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election.[7]
Democrats [ edit ] District 19 : Gary Smith Jr. was term-limited. District 39 : Gregory Tarver was term-limited. Republicans [ edit ] District 1 : Sharon Hewitt retired to run for governor . District 6 : Bodi White was term-limited. District 13 : J. Rogers Pope retired. District 21 : Bret Allain was term-limited. District 22 : Fred Mills was term-limited. District 23 : Page Cortez was term-limited. District 31 : Louie Bernard retired. District 37 : Barrow Peacock was term-limited. District 38 : Barry Milligan retired. Incumbents defeated [ edit ] In primary election [ edit ] One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the October 14 jungle primary .[8]
Republicans [ edit ] District 36 : Robert Mills lost renomination to Adam Bass . Results [ edit ] District 1 [ edit ] District 2 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ed Price (incumbent) 21,018 68.1 Republican Chris Delpit 9,865 31.9 Total votes 30,883 39.8
District 3 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Bouie (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 4 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 4th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jimmy Harris (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 5 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 5th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Royce Duplessis (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 6 [ edit ] District 7 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 7th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gary Carter Jr. (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 8 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 8th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Patrick Connick (incumbent) 29,654 52.3 Republican Timothy Kerner Jr. 11,161 47.7 Total votes 23,424 31.3
District 9 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 9th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Cameron Henry (incumbent) 19,046 69.9 Democratic Mary Anne Mushatt 8,201 30.1 Total votes 27,247 34.7
District 10 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 10th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kirk Talbot (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 11 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 11th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Patrick McMath (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 12 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 12th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Beth Mizell (incumbent) 24,003 78.2 Democratic Britt Gondolfi 3,842 12.5 Democratic Gloria Kates 2,838 9.3 Total votes 30,683 40.6
District 13 [ edit ] District 14 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 14th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Cleo Fields (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 15 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 15th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Regina Barrow (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 16 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Franklin Foil (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 17 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 17th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Caleb Kleinpeter (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 18 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 18th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Eddie Lambert (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 19 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 19th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Gregory A. Miller 19,416 68.8 Democratic Marilyn Bellock 8,791 31.2 Total votes 28,207 35.2
District 20 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 20th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Fesi (incumbent) 21,366 87.6 Republican Dave Carskadon 3,014 12.4 Total votes 24,380 34.1
District 21 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 21st State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Robert Allain III 10,815 43.8 Republican Bo LaGrange 7,745 31.4 Republican Stephen Swiber 6,138 24.9 Total votes 24,698 33.9 General election Republican Robert Allain III 9,864 59.0 Republican Bo LaGrange 6,855 41.0 Total votes 16,719 100.0
District 22 [ edit ] District 23 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jean-Paul Coussan Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 24 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 24th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 25 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 25th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mark Abraham (incumbent) 21,937 80.7 Democratic Josh Lewis 5,250 19.3 Total votes 27,187 37.3
District 26 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 26th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bob Hensgens (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 27 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 27th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jeremy Stine (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 28 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 28th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Heather Cloud (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 29 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 29th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jay Luneau (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 30 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 30th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Reese (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 31 [ edit ] District 32 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 32nd State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Glen Womack (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 33 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 33rd State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Stewart Cathey (incumbent) 15,397 52.9 Republican Ned White 13,711 47.1 Total votes 29,108 36.4
District 34 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 34th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Katrina Jackson (incumbent) 15,872 71.1 Republican James Smith 6,451 28.9 Total votes 22,323 30.0
District 35 [ edit ] 2023 Louisiana's 35th State Senate district election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jay Morris (incumbent) Unopposed Total votes — 100.0
District 36 [ edit ] District 37 [ edit ] District 38 [ edit ] District 39 [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "2023 Elections" (PDF) . Louisiana Secretary of State . Retrieved February 27, 2023 . ^ "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 20, 2023 . ^ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 20, 2023 . ^ "Redistricting in Louisiana after the 2020 census" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved February 27, 2023 . ^ "2023–24 State House Elections Map" . October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023 . ^ "Election Ratings" . November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023 . ^ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023" . Ballotpedia . Retrieved August 20, 2023 . ^ Dawson, Daffney; Heyen, Curtis (September 21, 2023). "ELECTION RESULTS: Seabaugh, Pressly, Bass & Cathey claim seats in state Senate" . KSLA . Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
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