Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district

Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Cortez, the current Senate President, since 2012.[3]

Louisiana's 23rd
State Senate District
Senator
  Page Cortez
RLafayette
Registration47.6% Republican
23.8% Democratic
28.5% No party preference
Demographics79% White
11% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)134,268[1]
Registered voters87,984[2]

Geography

District 23 is based in Lafayette Parish, including much of southern Lafayette as well as the suburban towns of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville.[2]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 3, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 31, 43, 44, 45, and 48.[4]

Recent election results

Louisiana 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

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.9
Independent Terry Hughes 5,235 16.1
Total votes 32,466 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 23

Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 69.1–30.9%
2016 President Trump 74.3–20.3%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 63.1–36.9%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 80.4–19.6%
2012 President Romney 78.4–19.4%

References

  1. "State Senate District 23, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 23". Senator Patrick Page Cortez. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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