Louisiana's 19th State Senate district

Louisiana's 19th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gary Smith Jr. since 2012, succeeding fellow Democrat Joel Chaisson.[3]

Louisiana's 19th
State Senate District
Senator
  Gary Smith Jr.
D–Norco
Registration45.6% Democratic
27.6% Republican
26.8% No party preference
Demographics55% White
35% Black
7% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)109,807[1]
Registered voters70,737[2]

Geography

District 19 covers parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, St. Charles, and St. John the Baptist Parishes along Lake Pontchartrain in Greater New Orleans, including some or all of LaPlace, Norco, Hahnville, Boutte, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Luling, St. Rose, Kenner, and Raceland. The district also includes a sizable portion of Lake Pontchartrain itself, hence its unusual shape.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 2, and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 54, 55, 56, 57, and 92.[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 19[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 19[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 19[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Smith Jr. 16,501 59.5
Republican Garrett Monti 11,215 40.5
Total votes 27,716 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 19
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 56.0–44.0%
2016 President Trump 56.4–40.4%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 55.7–44.3%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 50.5–49.5%
2012 President Romney 55.3–42.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 19, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 19". Senator Gary L. Smith, Jr. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 19". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 7 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 7 October 2019.
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