Louisiana's 9th State Senate district

Louisiana's 9th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Cameron Henry since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican Conrad Appel.[3]

Louisiana's 9th
State Senate District
Senator
  Cameron Henry
RMetairie
Registration41.0% Republican
30.2% Democratic
28.8% No party preference
Demographics71% White
9% Black
14% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)123,167[1]
Registered voters77,052[2]

Geography

District 9 is based in the Jefferson Parish city of Metairie, also incorporating smaller parts of Jefferson and Uptown New Orleans.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 2, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 79, 80, 82, 94, and 98.[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 9[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cameron Henry 23,647 78.4
Republican Jon "Frankie" Hyers 6,524 21.6
Total votes 30,171 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 9[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Conrad Appel (incumbent) 14,701 57.0
Republican John LaBruzzo 11,109 43.0
Total votes 25,810 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 9[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Conrad Appel (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 9

Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 52.5–47.5%
2016 President Trump 62.2–32.2%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 57.6–42.4%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 63.5–36.5%
2012 President Romney 69.3–28.2%

References

  1. "State Senate District 9, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 9". Senator J. Cameron Henry, Jr. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 9". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 23 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 23 September 2019.
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