Louisiana's 29th State Senate district

Louisiana's 29th State Senate district
Senator	Jay Luneau D–Alexandria
Registration	55.5% Democratic 19.6% Republican 24.9% No party preference
Demographics	37% White 58% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	113,088[1]
Registered voters	67,320[2]

Louisiana's 29th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jay Luneau since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Rick Gallot.^[3]

Geography

District 29 covers a narrow majority-black swath of Central Louisiana, incorporating parts of Bienville, Grant, Jackson, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Rapides, and Winn Parishes. The district snakes its way through much of Alexandria, Pineville, Natchitoches, Winnfield, Jonesboro, Arcadia, Grambling, and Ruston.^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 4th and 5th congressional districts, and with the 11th, 13th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, and 27th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.^[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 29^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Luneau (incumbent)	16,196	61.5
	Republican	Randy Wiggins	10,158	38.5
Total votes			26,354	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 29^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Luneau	13,462	59.3
	Republican	Joshua Dara	9,225	40.7
Total votes			22,687	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 29^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Gallot	12,992	50.3
	Republican	Tony Vets	7,579	29.3
	Democratic	Mary Wardsworth	5,271	20.4
Total votes			25,842	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President[7]	Biden 61.1–37.1%
2019	Governor (runoff)[8]	Edwards 69.1–30.9%
2016	President	Clinton 60.2–36.9%
2015	Governor (runoff)[9]	Edwards 72.0–28.0%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 62.3–37.7%
2012	President	Obama 62.3–36.6%

References

1. "State Senate District 29, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
3. "State Senator W. Jay Luneau - Democrat District 29". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 29". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 16, 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 16, 2019.