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Louisiana's 26th State Senate district

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Louisiana's 26th
State Senate district

Senator
  Bob Hensgens
RGueydan
Registration39.8% Democratic
32.4% Republican
27.8% No party preference
Demographics74% White
18% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)128,286[1]
Registered voters77,280[2]

Louisiana's 26th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Hensgens since a 2018 special election to succeed fellow Republican Jonathan Perry.[3]

Geography

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District 26 covers all of Vermilion Parish and parts of Acadia, Lafayette, and St. Landry Parishes in Acadiana, including some or all of Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath, Scott, Rayne, Church Point, and Sunset.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 31st, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 45th, 47th, and 49th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

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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

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2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hensgens (incumbent) 27,228 79.2
Democratic Jerry Gaspard 7,161 20.8
Total votes 34,389 100
Republican hold

2018 special

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2018 Louisiana State Senate special election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Hensgens 22,361 60.0
Democratic Jean Menard 8,158 21.9
Republican Jerry Gaspard 6,777 18.2
Total votes 37,296 100
Republican hold

2015

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2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Perry (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011

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2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 26[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Perry (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 76.5–22.1%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 71.1–28.9%
2016 President Trump 75.6–21.6%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Vitter 57.3–42.7%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 73.0–27.0%
2012 President Romney 73.5–25.0%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 26, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Mark Abraham - Republican District 25". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Louisiana State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. ^ @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.
  9. ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 14, 2019.