Louisiana's 7th State Senate district

Louisiana's 7th State Senate district
Senator	Gary Carter Jr. D–New Orleans
Registration	57.1% Democratic 15.9% Republican 27.0% No party preference
Demographics	29% White 56% Black 11% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	117,229[1]
Registered voters	65,977[2]

Louisiana's 7th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gary Carter Jr. since 2021.^[3][4]

Geography

District 7 covers much of southern New Orleans and parts of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, including all of Algiers and parts of Gretna, Terrytown, and Belle Chasse.^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 85th, 87th, 102nd, and 105th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.^[5]

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.

2021 special

2021 Louisiana State Senate special election, District 7^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Carter Jr.	4,137	60.2
	Republican	Patricia McCarty	1,181	17.2
	Democratic	Joanna Cappiello-Leopold	948	13.8
	Democratic	Mack Cormier	601	8.8
Total votes			6,867	100

2019

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 7^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Carter (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 7^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Carter	7,700	37.4
	Democratic	Jeff Arnold	6,858	33.3
	Democratic	Leslie Ellison	3,097	15.0
	Democratic	Roy Glapion	2,957	14.3
Total votes			20,612	100
General election
	Democratic	Troy Carter	12,935	56.8
	Democratic	Jeff Arnold	9,852	43.2
Total votes			22,787	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 7^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Heitmeier (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[7]
2020	President[8]	Biden 70.1–28.2%
2019	Governor (runoff)[9]	Edwards 78.9–21.1%
2016	President	Clinton 66.7–30.0%
2015	Governor (runoff)[10]	Edwards 74.0–26.0%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 71.6–28.4%
2012	President	Obama 66.6–32.0%

References

1. "State Senate District 7, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
3. "State Senator Vacant - District 7". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
4. Greenwood, Max (April 24, 2021). "Troy Carter wins race to fill Cedric Richmond's Louisiana House seat". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
6. "Louisiana State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
9. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved November 21, 2019.
10. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 20, 2019.