The 2019 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 12, 2019, with runoff elections held on November 16, 2019. All 39 seats in the
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
The Louisiana State Senate is composed ...
were up for election to four-year terms. Under the
Louisiana primary
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system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Five districts held runoff elections due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election.
The
Republican Party expanded their majority by two seats over the
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, establishing a veto-proof majority in the Senate against Democratic
Governor
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John Bel Edwards
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. The party failed to gain a veto-proof majority in the concurrent House elections, however.
Overview
Outgoing incumbents
Republicans
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District 8 District 8 can refer to:
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John Alario was term-limited.
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District 9
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Conrad Appel was term-limited.
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District 10 District 10 may refer to:
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Danny Martiny
Daniel R. Martiny, known as Danny Martiny (born June 27, 1951), is a politician and attorney from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, who served between 2008 and 2020 as a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 10th district, based in ...
was term-limited.
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District 11 District 11 can refer to:
* District 11 (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam
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* District 11, an electoral district of Malta
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Jack Donahue
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was term-limited.
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District 13
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Dale M. Erdey was term-limited.
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District 16 16th district may refer to:
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Dan Claitor was term-limited.
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District 20
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Norby Chabert was term-limited.
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District 25:
Dan Morrish was term-limited.
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District 30:
John R. Smith was term-limited.
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District 31
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Gerald Long was term-limited.
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District 32:
Neil Riser
Hartwell Neil Riser Jr. (born April 25, 1962) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate. Riser is currently a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Riser was bo ...
was term-limited.
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District 33
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:
Mike Walsworth was term-limited.
Democrats
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District 3 District 3 can refer to:
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Jean-Paul Morrell was term-limited.
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District 4 District 4 can refer to:
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Wesley T. Bishop retired.
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District 14
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Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb was term-limited.
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District 28:
Eric LaFleur was term-limited.
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District 34:
Francis C. Thompson
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was term-limited.
Results
District 1
Incumbent
Republican Sharon Hewitt ran unopposed.
District 2
District 3
District 4
Democrat Jimmy Harris ran unopposed.
District 5
District 6
District 7
Incumbent
Democrat Troy Carter Troy Carter may refer to:
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ran unopposed.
District 8
Republican Patrick Connick ran unopposed.
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Incumbent
Republican Rick Ward III
Richard Joseph Ward III, known as Rick Ward III (born June 1982), is an attorney and politician from Port Allen, Louisiana, who was a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing district 17 until his resignation in June 2022 ...
ran unopposed.
District 18
Incumbent
Republican Eddie J. Lambert ran unopposed.
District 19
Incumbent
Democrat Gary Smith Jr.
Gary L. Smith Jr. (born August 27, 1972), is an American attorney from his native Norco in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, who is a Democratic member of the Louisiana State Senate for District 19, a position which he has held since 2012.
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ran unopposed.
District 20
District 21
Incumbent
Republican Bret Allain ran unopposed.
District 22
Incumbent
Republican Fred Mills ran unopposed.
District 23
Incumbent
Republican Page Cortez
Patrick Page Cortez is an American politician and businessman from the state of Louisiana. A Republican, he has represented the Louisiana State Senate's 23rd district, based in southern Lafayette, since 2012. In 2020, Cortez was unanimously el ...
ran unopposed.
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
Incumbent
Republican Ronnie Johns ran unopposed.
District 28
District 29
Incumbent
Democrat Jay Luneau ran unopposed.
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
Democrat Katrina Jackson ran unopposed.
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
See also
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2019 Louisiana elections
References
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The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
The Louisiana State Senate is composed ...
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