Louisiana's 24th State Senate district
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Registration | 56.3% Democratic 19.2% Republican 24.4% No party preference | ||
Demographics | 38% White 57% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other | ||
Population (2017) | 122,030[1] | ||
Registered voters | 82,471[2] |
Louisiana's 24th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gerald Boudreaux since 2016, succeeding Democratic-turned-Republican Senator Elbert Guillory.[3]
Geography
District 24 stretches across several majority-black sections of Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin Parishes in Acadiana, including northern Lafayette and some or all of Carencro, Scott, Sunset, Opelousas, Eunice, and Port Barre.[2]
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3, 4, and 5, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, and 96.[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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) | 24,418 | 75.5 | |
Independent | Cory Levier I | 7,922 | 24.5 | |
Total votes | 32,340 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux | 17,846 | 60.8 | |
Democratic | Ledricka Thierry | 11,528 | 39.2 | |
Total votes | 29,374 | 100 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2011
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Elbert Guillory (incumbent) | 12,768 | 46.4 | |
Democratic | Don Cravins Jr. | 11,210 | 40.7 | |
Democratic | Kelly Scott | 3,550 | 12.9 | |
Total votes | 27,528 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Democratic | Elbert Guillory (incumbent) | 13,183 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Don Cravins Jr. | 10,504 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 23,687 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal and statewide results in District 24
Year | Office | Results[6] |
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2019 | Governor (runoff)[7] | Edwards 64.4–35.6% |
2016 | President | Clinton 57.4–40.0% |
2015 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Edwards 71.9–28.1% |
2014 | Senate (runoff) | Landrieu 62.4–37.6% |
2012 | President | Obama 60.8–38.1% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 24, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
- ^ "District - 24". Senator Gerald Boudreaux. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ @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.
- ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 12 October 2019.