Louisiana's 10th State Senate district

Louisiana's 10th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Kirk Talbot since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican Daniel Martiny.[3]

Louisiana's 10th
State Senate district
Senator
  Kirk Talbot
R–River Ridge
Registration40.9% Republican
29.1% Democratic
30.0% No party preference
Demographics65% White
11% Black
18% Hispanic
4% Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)119,853[1]
Registered voters75,370[2]

Geography

District 10 is based entirely in Jefferson Parish along Lake Pontchartrain, including some or all of the Greater New Orleans suburbs of Metairie, Kenner, Harahan, Elmwood, and River Ridge.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 78th, 79th, 82nd, and 92nd 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 10[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kirk Talbot 16,699 54.9
Republican Arita Lipps Bohannan 13,723 45.1
Total votes 30,422 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 10[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Martiny (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 10[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Martiny (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 10
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 65.6–32.6%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 53.9–46.1%
2016 President Trump 67.2–27.9%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Vitter 61.3–38.7%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 68.3–31.7%
2012 President Romney 72.4–25.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 10, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Kirk Talbot - Republican District 10". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 10". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 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 21, 2019.
  9. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 24, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.