Louisiana's 39th State Senate district

Louisiana's 39th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gregory Tarver since 2012, following his defeat of incumbent fellow Democrat Lydia P. Jackson.[3]

Louisiana's 39th
State Senate District
Senator
  Gregory Tarver
D–Shreveport
Registration60.5% Democratic
16.0% Republican
23.5% No party preference
Demographics28% White
67% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)114,103[1]
Registered voters68,756[2]

Geography

District 39 covers the northern two-thirds of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including most of Shreveport and all of Blanchard and Vivian.[2]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 4, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.[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 39[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Tarver (incumbent) 15,755 69.0
Republican James Slagle 7,071 31.0
Total votes 22,826 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 39[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Tarver (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 39[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lydia P. Jackson (incumbent) 9,393 43.4
Democratic Gregory Tarver 9,015 41.6
Republican James Slagle 3,259 15.0
Total votes 21,667 100
General election
Democratic Gregory Tarver 9,168 52.5
Democratic Lydia P. Jackson (incumbent) 8,295 47.5
Total votes 17,463 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 39
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 73.0–27.0%
2016 President Clinton 68.2–30.0%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 77.1–22.9%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 73.5–26.5%
2012 President Obama 72.1–27.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 39, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 39". Senator Troy Carter. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 39". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 27 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 27 October 2019.
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