2023 Louisiana State Senate election
October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023 (runoff)
All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Page Cortez (term-limited) Gerald Boudreaux
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2020 May 10, 2021
Leader's seat 23rd district 24th district
Seats before 27 12
Seats won 28 11
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
President of the Senate before election

Page Cortez
Republican

 Elected President of the Senate

TBD

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

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

Source Ranking As of
270toWin[5] Safe R November 2, 2023
Elections Daily[6] Safe R November 2, 2023

Overview

↓
28 11
Republican Democratic
Parties Candidates Votes Seats
No.  % Before After +/-
Republican 45 27 28 Increase 1
Democratic 20 12 11 Decrease 1
Independent 2 3,496 0 0 Steady
Write-ins – 0 0 Steady
Total 67 100.00% 39 39
Senate seats
Republican
 
 71.79%
Democratic
 
 28.21%

Summary by district

District Incumbent Party Elected senator Party
1st Sharon Hewitt Rep Bob Owen Rep
2nd Ed Price Dem Ed Price Dem
3rd Joseph Bouie Dem Joseph Bouie Dem
4th Jimmy Harris Dem Jimmy Harris Dem
5th Royce Duplessis Dem Royce Duplessis Dem
6th Bodi White Rep Rick Edmonds Rep
7th Gary Carter Jr. Dem Gary Carter Jr. Dem
8th Patrick Connick Rep Patrick Connick Rep
9th Cameron Henry Rep Cameron Henry Rep
10th Kirk Talbot Rep Kirk Talbot Rep
11th Patrick McMath Rep Patrick McMath Rep
12th Beth Mizell Rep Beth Mizell Rep
13th J. Rogers Pope Rep Valarie Hodges Rep
14th Cleo Fields Dem Cleo Fields Dem
15th Regina Barrow Dem Regina Barrow Dem
16th Franklin Foil Rep Franklin Foil Rep
17th Caleb Kleinpeter Rep Caleb Kleinpeter Rep
18th Eddie J. Lambert Rep Eddie J. Lambert Rep
19th Gary Smith Jr. Dem Gregory A. Miller Rep
20th Mike Fesi Rep Mike Fesi Rep
21st Bret Allain Rep Robert Allain III Rep
22nd Fred Mills Rep Blake Miguez Rep
23rd Page Cortez Rep Jean-Paul Coussan Rep
24th Gerald Boudreaux Dem Gerald Boudreaux Dem
25th Mark Abraham Rep Mark Abraham Rep
26th Bob Hensgens Rep Bob Hensgens Rep
27th Jeremy Stine Rep Jeremy Stine Rep
28th Heather Cloud Rep Heather Cloud Rep
29th Jay Luneau Dem Jay Luneau Dem
30th Mike Reese Rep Mike Reese Rep
31st Louie Bernard Rep Alan Seabaugh Rep
32nd Glen Womack Rep Glen Womack Rep
33rd Stewart Cathey Jr. Rep Stewart Cathey Jr. Rep
34th Katrina Jackson Dem Katrina Jackson Dem
35th Jay Morris Rep Jay Morris Rep
36th Robert Mills Rep Adam Bass Rep
37th Barrow Peacock Rep William Wheat Jr. Rep
38th Barry Milligan Rep Thomas Pressly Rep
39th Gregory Tarver Dem Sam Jenkins Dem

Retirements

Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election.[7]

Democrats

  1. District 19: Gary Smith Jr. was term-limited.
  2. District 39: Gregory Tarver was term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Sharon Hewitt retired to run for governor.
  2. District 6: Bodi White was term-limited.
  3. District 13: J. Rogers Pope retired.
  4. District 21: Bret Allain was term-limited.
  5. District 22: Fred Mills was term-limited.
  6. District 23: Page Cortez was term-limited.
  7. District 31: Louie Bernard retired.
  8. District 37: Barrow Peacock was term-limited.
  9. District 38: Barry Milligan retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the October 14 jungle primary.[8]

Republicans

  1. District 36: Robert Mills lost renomination to Adam Bass.

Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39

District 1

2023 Louisiana's 1st State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Owen 14,614 60.6
Republican Ray Garofalo 9,508 39.4
Total votes 24,122 31.0

District 2

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

2023 Louisiana's 3rd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Bouie (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 4

2023 Louisiana's 4th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jimmy Harris (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 5

2023 Louisiana's 5th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Royce Duplessis (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 6

2023 Louisiana's 6th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Edmonds 18,247 61.5
Republican Barry Ivey 11,407 38.5
Total votes 29,654 37.4

District 7

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

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

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

2023 Louisiana's 10th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Talbot (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 11

2023 Louisiana's 11th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick McMath (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 12

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

2023 Louisiana's 13th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Valarie Hodges 17,920 64.9
Republican Buddy Mincey Jr. 9,699 35.1
Total votes 27,619 40.4

District 14

2023 Louisiana's 14th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cleo Fields (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 15

2023 Louisiana's 15th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Barrow (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 16

2023 Louisiana's 16th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Franklin Foil (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 17

2023 Louisiana's 17th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Caleb Kleinpeter (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 18

2023 Louisiana's 18th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eddie Lambert (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 19

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

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

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
Republican Bo LaGrange
Total votes

District 22

2023 Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Blake Miguez 19,559 61.2
Republican Hugh Andre 6,608 20.7
Democratic Mel Narcisse Mitchell 3,701 11.6
Democratic Phanat Xanamane 1,794 5.6
Independent Dexter Lathan 299 0.9
Total votes 31,961 38.6

District 23

2023 Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean-Paul Coussan Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 24

2023 Louisiana's 24th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 25

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

2023 Louisiana's 26th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hensgens (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 27

2023 Louisiana's 27th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy Stine (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 28

2023 Louisiana's 28th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heather Cloud (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 29

2023 Louisiana's 29th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Luneau (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 30

2023 Louisiana's 30th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Reese (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 31

2023 Louisiana's 31st State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan Seabaugh 16,982 54.2
Republican Mike McConathy 14,355 45.8
Total votes 31,337 39.4

District 32

2023 Louisiana's 32nd State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Womack (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 33

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

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

2023 Louisiana's 35th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jay Morris (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes — 100.0

District 36

2023 Louisiana's 36th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Bass 14,097 62.0
Republican Robert Mills (incumbent) 8,624 38.0
Total votes 22,721 31.0

District 37

2023 Louisiana's 37th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Wheat Jr. 14,516 60.9
Republican Randy Bush 6,112 25.7
Independent Ivan Scioneaux Jr. 3,197 13.4
Total votes 23,825 35.5

District 38

2023 Louisiana's 38th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Pressly 15,101 56.2
Republican John Milkovich 6,934 25.8
Republican Chase Jennings 4,857 18.1
Total votes 26,892 32.5

District 39

2023 Louisiana's 39th State Senate district election
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Jenkins 6,526 33.7
Democratic Cedric Glover 5,114 26.4
Republican Jim Slagle 5,034 26.0
Democratic Barbara Norton 2,672 13.8
Total votes 19,346 25.1
General election
Democratic Sam Jenkins
Democratic Cedric Glover
Total votes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Elections" (PDF). Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Redistricting in Louisiana after the 2020 census". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023–24 State House Elections Map". October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Election Ratings". November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ 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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