Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district

Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Cortez, the current Senate President, since 2012.[3]

Louisiana's 23rd
State Senate district
Senator
  Page Cortez
R–Lafayette
Registration47.6% Republican
23.8% Democratic
28.5% No party preference
Demographics79% White
12% Black
4% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)136,049[1]
Registered voters87,984[2]

Geography

District 23 is based in Lafayette Parish, including much of southern Lafayette as well as the suburban towns of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville.[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 31st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 48th 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 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.9
Independent Terry Hughes 5,235 16.1
Total votes 32,466 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 23
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 71.3–26.4%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 69.1–30.9%
2016 President Trump 74.3–20.3%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Vitter 63.1–36.9%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 80.4–19.6%
2012 President Romney 78.4–19.4%

References
  1. "State Senate District 23, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Patrick Page Cortez - Republican District 23". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 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 11, 2019.
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