Louisiana's 6th State Senate district

Louisiana's 6th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bodi White since 2012.[3]

Louisiana's 6th
State Senate District
Senator
  Bodi White
R–Central
Registration38.2% Republican
34.8% Democratic
27.0% No party preference
Demographics61% White
29% Black
4% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2017)126,477[1]
Registered voters82,244[2]

Geography

District 6 snakes along a portion of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, including parts of East Baton Rouge Parish outside of Baton Rouge and smaller sections of Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes. The district covers some or all of Ponchatoula, Hammond, and Central, as well as a small part of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 5, and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 64, 65, 66, 69, 72, 73, 86, and 95.[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 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) 29,549 79.5
Libertarian Rufus Craig 7,600 20.5
Total votes 37,149 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White 12,886 51.7
Republican Mike Mannino 12,047 48.3
Total votes 24,933 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 6
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 53.0–47.0%
2016 President Trump 67.2–28.8%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 51.0–49.0%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 68.9–31.1%
2012 President Romney 69.2–29.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 6, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 6". Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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