Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
- Primary: Oct. 12
- General election: Nov. 16
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16 (in-person and mail) or Oct. 26 (online)
- Early voting: Nov. 2-Nov. 9
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for elections that fall on a Saturday)
| 2019 Louisiana House Elections | |
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| Allgemein | November 16, 2019 |
| Primäre | October 12, 2019 |
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After maintaining their majority in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the primary elections on October 12, 2019, Republicans secured a 68-35 majority with two independent members in the November 16 general election. Heading into the primaries, Republicans held a 60-39 majority with five independent members and one vacancy in a seat previously held by a Republican. All 105 seats were up for election in 2019; 24 of those races required general elections. As a result of the October 12 primary elections, in which candidates could win a seat outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote, 63 House seats were guaranteed to Republicans, 33 to Democrats, and one to an independent. The 2019 elections resulted in a net gain of seven seats for Republicans and a net loss of four seats for Democrats.
Party control of eight House seats was decided in the general election. Of those races, five were won by Republicans, two were won by Democrats, and one was won by an independent. Republican candidates would have needed to win all seven races in which they were facing a Democratic or independent candidate in order to win a 70-seat supermajority in the House. The eighth race in which party control was decided was between a Democrat and an independent. The other 16 races were between two candidates from the same party.
Republicans secured a supermajority in the state Senate in the October 12 primary election.[1] With supermajorities in the House and Senate, Republicans would have had the ability to both override a gubernatorial veto and vote to place a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on the ballot. A supermajority would also have increased the likelihood of the state calling a constitutional convention, according to political consultant Clay Young.[2]
These were also the last elections before the state government would redraw congressional and state legislative districts following the 2020 Census.[3] If Republicans had won veto-proof majorities in both legislative chambers, they would have had control over Louisiana's redistricting process, regardless of the gubernatorial election's outcome, assuming party cohesion.
Heading into the election, Louisiana had a divided government, which was maintained when incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) won the gubernatorial election on November 16.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. In 2019, races for 25[4] seats advanced to general elections, compared to 15[5] in 2015, 21 in 2011, and 39[6] in 2007.
The filing deadline for candidates was August 8, 2019. The Louisiana House of Representatives was one of seven state legislative chambers with elections in 2019. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2017, three out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.
For information about the 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election, click here.
For information about the 2019 Louisiana state Senate elections, click here.
Candidates
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The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by the Louisiana Secretary of State on August 9, 2019. The filing deadline for the October primary was August 8, 2019. (I) denotes an incumbent.[7]
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Incumbents retiring
A total of 43 incumbents did not file to run for re-election in 2019.[8] Those incumbents were:
2019 battleground chamber
Ballotpedia identified the Louisiana House of Representatives as one of three 2019 state legislative battleground chambers. These were chambers that we anticipated to be, overall, more competitive than other chambers and had the potential to see significant shifts in party control.
The Louisiana House of Representatives was selected as a battleground chamber for the 2019 general election because of the potential for Republicans to win two-thirds of the seats in the House, gaining a supermajority in both the state House and the state Senate.
Louisiana House of Representatives Party Control: 1991-2015
| Party | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 |
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| Democrats | 86 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 53 | 45 | 42 |
| Republicans | 17 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 50 | 58 | 61 |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Battleground races
| Louisiana House of Representatives Battleground races |
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Ballotpedia identified seven battleground races in the Louisiana House of Representatives 2019 elections: one Democratic seat, five Republican seats, and one independent seat. The results of these seven races determined whether Republicans gained a supermajority in the House. Republicans needed to win all seven of these races order to win a veto-proof House majority; Democratic or independent candidates needed to win at least one of the races to prevent that from happening.
District 50
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent Sam Jones (D), who was unopposed in the 2015 primary election, was unable to run for re-election in 2019 due to term limits. In the October 12 primary election, Vincent St. Blanc III (R) received 33.2% of the vote and Raymond Harris Jr. (Nonpartisan) received 25.1%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, St. Blanc and Harris advanced to the November 16 general election. |
District 62
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
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District 68
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent Stephen Carter (R) won re-election in 2015, receiving 54.7% of the vote in the primary election and defeating his Democratic opponent by a margin of 28 percentage points. Carter was unable to run for re-election in 2019 due to term limits. In the October 12 primary election, Scott McKnight (R) received 33.3% of the vote and Taryn Branson (D) received 23.6%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, McKnight and Branson advanced to the November 16 general election. |
District 70
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent Franklin Foil (R) won election in 2015, receiving 74% of the vote and defeating his Democratic opponent by a margin of 48 percentage points. In the October 12 primary election, Belinda Davis (D) received 38.1% of the vote and Barbara Freiberg (R) received 28.7%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, Davis and Freiberg advanced to the November 16 general election. |
District 71
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent J. Rogers Pope (R) last faced a contested election in 2007, defeating John Ware (R) by a margin of 4 percentage points. Pope was prevented by term limits from seeking re-election in 2019. In the October 12 primary election, Buddy Mincey Jr. (R) received 45.5% of the vote and Lori Callais (D) received 15.1%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, Mincey and Callais advanced to the November 16 general election. |
District 94
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
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| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent Stephanie Hilferty (R) won election in 2015, receiving 56.2% of the vote in the primary election and defeating the Republican incumbent by 12 percentage points. In the October 12 primary election, Hilferty received 40.7% of the vote and Tammy Savoie (D) received 33.6%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, Hilferty and Savoie advanced to the November 16 general election. |
District 105
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
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| This was one of seven contested general elections that Republicans needed to win to gain a supermajority in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Incumbent Chris Leopold (R) won election in 2015, receiving 60% of the vote and defeating his Democratic opponent by a margin of 20 percentage points. In the October 12 primary election, Leopold received 45.8% of the vote and Mack Cormier (D) received 39.0%. Since no candidate in the race received 50% of the vote, Leopold and Cormier advanced to the November 16 general election |
Battleground races map
Satellite spending
Satellite spending, commonly referred to as outside spending, describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[10][11][12]
This section lists satellite spending in this race reported by news outlets in alphabetical order. If you are aware of spending that should be included, please email us.
- The House Democratic Campaign Committee of Louisiana contributed the following amounts after the October 12 primary, including in-kind donations: around $101,600 to Belinda Davis' campaign, $30,000 to Tammy Savoie's campaign, $2,650 to Mack Cormier's campaign, and $2,000 to Matthew Willard's campaign.[13]
- The House Democratic Campaign Committee of Louisiana reported receiving $100,000 from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.[14][15]
- The Republican Legislative Delegation Campaign Committee contributed the following amounts after the October 12 primary: $10,000 to Stephanie Hilferty's campaign and $10,000 to Chris Leopold's campaign.[13]
- U.S. Term Limits reported spending $500,000 to support state legislative candidates who signed a pledge to support an Article V constitutional convention under the U.S. Constitution to place term limits on members of Congress.[16]
Election history
The chart below indicates the number of races in 2011, 2015, and 2019 that were uncontested, decided in the primary election, or required a general election.
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| Required general | 21 | 15[5] | 25[4] | ||
2015
In the 2015 election for Louisiana's House, Republicans picked up two vacant seats and flipped one Democratic seat. After the election, Republicans held 61 seats, Democrats held 42 seats, and Independents held two.
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| Democratic Party | 43 | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 58 | 61 | |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 105 | |
Candidate and office information
See statutes: Title 18: Louisiana Election Code of the Louisiana Revised Statutes
Qualifying for the ballot
In Louisiana, all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, run in the general election. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote in the general election, he or she wins outright. If no candidate meets that threshold, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters. A candidate cannot run for more than one office in a general or runoff election. A candidate is also prohibited from running for two or more different offices to be filled at separate elections.[17]
All candidates, regardless of partisan affiliation (or lack thereof), qualify in the same way and at the same time. For gubernatorial elections, the candidate qualifying period begins on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August in the year of the election and ends at 4:30 p.m. on the following Thursday. For congressional elections, the candidate qualifying period begins on the third Wednesday in July in the year of the election and ends at 4:30 p.m. on the following Friday.[18][19]
To qualify, a candidate must file with the Louisiana Secretary of State. A candidate must file a notice of candidacy form and either pay a filing fee or file a nominating petition. After qualifying, a candidate for state executive office or state legislative office is required to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training.[20][21][22][23]
Notice of candidacy
The notice of candidacy form must be signed either in the presence of a notary public or of registered voters eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate. The form must certify the following:[21][24]
- the candidate's name and the way in which he or she would like it to appear on the ballot
- the office being sought by the candidate
- the candidate's residential address, including the parish, ward, and precinct where the candidate is registered to vote
- the name of the recognized party the candidate is affiliated with, a designation of "other" if the candidate is affiliated with a non-recognized political party, or a designation of "no party" if the candidate is not affiliated with any political party (this designation cannot change after the notice of candidacy is filed)
- that the candidate is a registered voter in the district he or she wishes to represent
- that the candidate is not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony and is not prohibited from qualifying as a candidate for conviction of a felony
- if running for state office, that the candidate has filed his or her state and federal tax returns for the past five years or was not required to file returns
- if running for state office, that the candidate acknowledges that he or she is subject to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, does not owe any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties, and has filed any reports due prior to filing the notice of candidacy form
- that the candidate is knowledgeable of all election rules and laws pertaining to the election in which he or she is running, specifically those prohibiting political campaign signs on public property.
Filing fee
If a candidate opts to pay the filing fee, it must be paid in cash, by certified check, by cashier's check, or by money order. Established political parties may assess a political party fee to be paid by their candidates. All fees must be paid to the Louisiana Secretary of State at the time of qualifying. Candidates serving in the United States Armed Forces are not required to pay the filing fee.[22][25]
Fees vary according to the office being sought and are detailed in the table below.[26]
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| Governor | $750.00 | $375.00 |
| State executive office other than governor, United States Senator, United States Representative | $600.00 | $300.00 |
| State Senator | $300.00 | $150.00 to the state central committee ($150 if assessed by parish executive committee) |
| State Representative | $225.00 | $112.50 to the state central committee ($112.50 if assessed by parish executive committee) |
Nominating petition
If a candidate opts to file a nominating petition in lieu of paying the filing fee, he or she may begin circulating petitions 120 days before the qualifying period begins. Signatures for the petition must be collected from registered voters eligible to vote for the office the candidate is seeking. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought and are detailed in the table below.[26][27]
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| State executive office or office in the U.S. Senate | 5,000, with no less than 500 coming from each congressional district |
| Office in the U.S. House of Representatives | 1,000 |
| Office in the Louisiana State Senate | 500 |
| Office in the Louisiana House of Representatives | 400 |
Challenging a candidacy
Any registered voter may challenge the candidacy of a candidate running for an office for which the challenger is an eligible elector. To do so, the registered voter must present evidence that a candidate has illegally qualified for office to the respective parish district attorney. The district attorney will then determine whether the evidence presented by the registered voter establishes grounds for challenging the candidate's qualified status. If the district attorney determines that the evidence does establish grounds against the candidate, the district attorney must file an action objecting to that candidate.[28]
Any objection to a candidate must be filed no later than seven days after the close of the candidate qualifying period, unless that day falls on a weekend or holiday, in which case the objection must be filed by the next business day.[29]
Qualifications
In order to run for office, the following qualifications are in place:[30]
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must be a resident of the district they seek to hold office to for a minimum of two years.
- Must not have served more than two and one half terms previously in office. This is for any candidate who has held office in the past after January 8, 1996.
- Have not been convicted of a felony offense.
- Have no outstanding fines with the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.
- Pay a $225 filing fee with the Clerk of Court in the parish they reside in or collect 400 signatures.
- If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay an additional $112.50 filing fee with the state and/or parish executive committee of their party.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[31] | |
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| $16,800/year; plus an additional $6,000/year as an unvouchered expense | $166/day. |
When sworn in
Louisiana legislators assume office at noon on the second Monday in January after their election.[32][33]
Louisiana political history
Party control
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| Party | As of November 16, 2019 | After November 17, 2019 | |
| Democratic Party | 39 | 35 | |
| Republican Party | 60 | 68 | |
| Independent | 5 | 2 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 105 | 105 | |
Presidential politics in Louisiana
2016 Presidential election results
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 38.4% | 780,154 | 0 | |
| Republican | Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
58.1% | 1,178,638 | 8 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 1.9% | 37,978 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.7% | 14,031 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.2% | 3,129 | 0 | |
| Courage Character Service | Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson | 0.4% | 8,547 | 0 | |
| It's Our Children | Laurence Kotlikoff/Edward Lea | 0.1% | 1,048 | 0 | |
| Life Family Constitution | Tom Hoefling/Steve Schulin | 0.1% | 1,581 | 0 | |
| Loyal Trustworthy Compasion | Princes Jacob/Milton Fambro | 0% | 749 | 0 | |
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear | 0% | 446 | 0 | |
| Socialism Equality Anti-War | Jerry White/Niles Niemuth | 0% | 370 | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers Party | Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart | 0% | 480 | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers Party | Chris Keniston/Deacon Taylor | 0.1% | 1,881 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 2,029,032 | 8 | |||
| Election results via: Louisiana Secretary of State | |||||
Impact of term limits
- See also: State legislative elections, 2019
As of 2019, the Louisiana House of Representatives was one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Under Louisiana's term limits, state representatives can serve no more than three four-year terms in the House.[34] The state's term limits law was enacted in 1995. The first year that term limits impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2007.
Louisiana was the only state holding elections for a term-limited legislature in 2019. All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election in 2019.[35] In the 2019 elections, 31 representatives were ineligible to run because of term limits. The following state representatives were term-limited in 2019:
Democratic: (13)
Republicans (17):
Independent (1):
Potential impact on trifecta status
Heading into the 2019 elections, Louisiana had been under divided government since Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) assumed office in 2016. Edwards was a Democrat while Republicans held majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. Louisiana held elections for governor, all 39 state Senate seats, and all 105 state House seats. In order to win a trifecta, Republicans needed to maintain their majorities in the state legislature while winning the gubernatorial election. Democrats needed to win majorities in both chambers of the state legislature while holding the governorship.
In the October 12, 2019, primary elections, Republicans won 25 seats in the state Senate and 63 seats in the state House, enough to form a majority in both chambers. This meant that Democrats could not gain a trifecta in Louisiana in 2019. Because the gubernatorial election was rated Toss-up, Ballotpedia rated the chances of a Republican trifecta forming as a moderate possibility.
Voter information
How the primary works
Louisiana does not conduct typical primary elections. Instead, all candidates running for a local, state, or federal office appear on the same ballot in either October (in odd-numbered years) or November (in even-numbered years), regardless of their partisan affiliations. If a candidate wins a simple majority of all votes cast for the office (i.e., 50 percent, plus one vote), he or she wins the election outright. If no candidate meets that threshold, the top two finishers advance to a second election in either November (in odd-numbered years) or December (in even-numbered years), regardless of their partisan affiliations. In that election, the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes wins. Ballotpedia refers to Louisiana's electoral system as the Louisiana majority-vote system. It is also commonly referred to as a jungle primary. Because it is possible for a candidate to win election in the first round of voting, Louisiana's nominating contest is not a traditional primary.
- Note: HB17, signed into law by Gov. Jeff Landry (R) on 01/22/24, creates closed partisan primaries and primary runoffs for Congress, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and Louisiana Supreme Court beginning in 2026.
Poll times
In Louisiana, polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central time for Tuesday elections. For Saturday elections, polls open at 7:00 a.m. If the polls close while a voter is in line, he or she will still be permitted to vote.[36][37]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Louisiana, one must be a United States citizen who resides in the state and parish in which he or she registers. A voter must be at least 18 years old by Election Day.[38]
Registration completed via mail or in person must occur at least 30 days before Election Day. Registration completed online must occur at least 20 days before Election Day. Registrants must present a valid form of identification to register. Pre-registration is available beginning at age 16.[38]
Voters may register in person at any Registrar of Voters office or any of the following places:[38]
- Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
- Louisiana Department of Social Services
- WIC offices
- Food stamp offices
- Medicaid offices
- Offices and agencies serving people with disabilities
- Military recruitment offices
Automatic registration
Louisiana does not practice automatic voter registration.
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Louisiana has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Louisiana does not allow same-day voter registration.
Residency requirements
Louisiana law requires 20 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.
Verification of citizenship
Louisiana does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.
Verifying your registration
The site Geaux Vote, run by the Louisiana Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Louisiana requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[39]
Voters can present the following forms of identification. This list was current as of August 14, 2024. Click here to ensure you have the most current information.
- Louisiana driver's license
- Louisiana special identification card
- LA Wallet digital driver's license
- Military ID or other generally recognized picture identification card that contains the name and signature of the voter
Voters who do not have accepted ID may vote by completing a voter identification affidavit. By law, voters who sign an affidavit may be challenged.[40]
Registered voters can bring their voter information card to the Office of Motor Vehicles to receive a free Louisiana special identification card.[39]
Early voting
Louisiana permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
The following individuals are eligible to vote absentee in Louisiana:[41]
- Senior citizens, 65 years of age or older
- Voters who expect to be temporarily absent from the state or their parish during the early voting period and on election day
- Offshore workers
- Residents of nursing homes, veterans' homes, or hospitals
- Students, instructors, or professors (as well as their spouses and dependents) who are living outside of their parish
- Ministers, priests, rabbis, or other members of the clergy who are assigned outside of their parish
- Voters who moved more than 100 miles from the seat of their former parish within 30 days of an election
- Voters who are involuntarily confined to a mental institution and have not been judicially declared incompetent
- Voters who expect to be hospitalized on Election Day
- Incarcerated voters who have not been convicted of a felony
- Participants in the secretary of state's Address Confidentiality Program
- Sequestered jurors
State profile
- See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.
Presidential voting pattern
- Louisiana voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Louisiana were Republican.
- Louisiana had one Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held three and Republicans held nine of Louisiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Louisiana's governor was Democrat John Bel Edwards.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana State Senate with a 25-14 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana House of Representatives with a 62-39 majority.
Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2024
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Six years of Republican trifectas
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| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
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| Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,668,960 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 43,204 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 62.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 32.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Bildung | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 83.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 22.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $45,047 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 23.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Hill, "Louisiana Republicans score big legislative wins," October 14, 2019
- ↑ WAFB, "Republicans closing in on super majority in Louisiana legislature," October 15, 2019
- ↑ Brennan Center, "Who Draws the Maps? Legislative and Congressional Redistricting," June 1, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 District 16 is included in this count, even though a general election did not occur. Following the primary in which two candidates advanced to the general election, one candidate dropped out of the race.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 District 60 is included in this count, even though a general election did not occur. Following the primary in which two candidates advanced to the general election, one candidate dropped out of the race.
- ↑ Districts 15, 73, and 79 are included in this count, even though the general elections did not occur.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry: Election Date 10/12/2019," accessed August 9, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Nancy Landry resigned from the state House on July 16, 2019.
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed September 22, 2015
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," November 6, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Search Electronically Filed Campaign Finance Contributions," accessed November 15, 2019
- ↑ The Washington Free Beacon, "Obama, Holder Group Drops $300K Into Louisiana," November 13, 2019
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "House Democratic Campaign Committee of LA," November 2, 2019
- ↑ U.S. Term Limits, "TERM LIMITS WIN BIG IN LOUISIANA AFTER VOTER EDUCATION EFFORT," accessed October 18, 2019
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 453," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 467," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 468," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 462," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Qualify for an Election," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Louisana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 461," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 461.1," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 463," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 464," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Fees/Nominating Petitions to Qualify for Office," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 465," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 491," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes, "Title 18, Section 493," accessed May 22, 2023
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Qualify for an Election," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Constitution, "Article 3, Section 5," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ Louisiana Constitution, "Article 4, Section 3," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ legis.la.gov, "About the Legislature," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Representatives Eligible to serve through 2016-2020 term," accessed February 28, 2019
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana voters' bill of rights and voting information," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote Absentee," accessed April 11, 2023
