Louisiana's 7th State Senate district

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]

Louisiana's 7th
State Senate district
Senator
  Gary Carter Jr.
D–New Orleans
Registration57.1% Democratic
15.9% Republican
27.0% No party preference
Demographics29% White
56% Black
11% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)117,229[1]
Registered voters65,977[2]

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 in District 7
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.
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