Louisiana's 13th State Senate district

Louisiana's 13th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican J. Rogers Pope since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican Dale M. Erdey.[3] District 13 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

Louisiana's 13th
State Senate District
Current senatorJ. Rogers Pope (R–Denham Springs)
Registration47.9% Republican
23.0% Democratic
29.1% No party preference
Demographics89% White
5% Black
4% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)126,235[1]
Registered voters76,036[2]

Geography

District 13 covers most of Livingston Parish and smaller parts of East Baton Rouge and Tangipahoa Parishes to the east of Baton Rouge, including some or all of Denham Springs, Walker, Livingston, and Ponchatoula.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 64, 65, 71, 73, 81, and 95.[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 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Rogers Pope 17,030 50.4
Republican Edith Carlin 12,860 38.1
Republican Deven Cavalier 3,869 11.5
Total votes 33,759 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) 17,117 63.9
Republican Derek Babcock 9,655 36.1
Total votes 26,772 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 13[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) 19,831 64.8
Republican Derek Babcock 10,785 35.2
Total votes 30,616 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 13
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 71.9–28.1%
2016 President Trump 85.8–10.9%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 62.7–37.3%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 84.7–15.3%
2012 President Romney 86.0–12.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 13, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 13". Senator J. Rogers Pope. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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