Louisiana's 24th State Senate district
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| Registration | 56.3% Democratic 19.2% Republican 24.4% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 39% White 56% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 124,869[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 Democrat Gerald Boudreaux since 2016, succeeding Democrat-turned-Republican Elbert Guillory.[3]
Geography
[edit]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 Louisiana's 3rd, 4th, and 5th congressional districts, and with the 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 44th, 46th, and 96th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]
Recent election results
[edit]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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) | 24,418 | 75.5 | |
| Independent | Cory Levier I | 7,922 | 24.5 | |
| Total votes | 32,340 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Boudreaux | 17,846 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | Ledricka Thierry | 11,528 | 39.2 | |
| Total votes | 29,374 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2011
[edit]| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Elbert Guillory (incumbent) | 12,768 | 46.4 | |
| Democratic | Don Cravins Sr. | 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 Sr. | 10,504 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 23,687 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Biden 57.0–41.2% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Edwards 64.4–35.6% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 57.4–40.0% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Edwards 71.9–28.1% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Landrieu 62.4–37.6% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 60.8–38.1% |
References
[edit]- ^ "State Senate District 24, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator Gerald Boudreaux - Democrat District 24". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 12, 2019.