Louisiana's 31st State Senate district

Louisiana's 31st State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Louie Bernard since 2020, succeeding term-limited fellow Republican Gerald Long.[3]

Louisiana's 31st
State Senate District
Senator
  Louie Bernard
R–Natchitoches
Registration38.0% Democratic
37.2% Republican
24.8% No party preference
Demographics70% White
20% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Native American
2% Other
Population (2017)109,937[1]
Registered voters70,454[2]

Geography

District 31 covers the Central Louisiana parishes of Red River and Sabine as well as parts of Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn Parishes, including some or all of Alexandria, Natchitoches, Many, Winnfield, and Coushatta.[2]

The district is split between U.S. congressional districts 4 and 5, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 7, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.[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 31[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louie Bernard 18,529 55.3
Republican Trey Flynn 8,596 25.7
Republican Douglas Brown 6,381 19.0
Total votes 33,506 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 31[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Long (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 31[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Long (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 31
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 66.8–33.2%
2016 President Trump 73.1–24.2%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 56.4–43.6%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 71.8–28.2%
2012 President Romney 71.5–26.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 31, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 31". Senator Louie Bernard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 31". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 18 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 18 October 2019.
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