Louisiana's 1st State Senate district

Louisiana's 1st State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Sharon Hewitt since 2016.[3]

Louisiana's 1st
State Senate District
Current senatorSharon Hewitt (R–Slidell)
Registration37.3% Republican
31.8% Democratic
31.0% No party preference
Demographics70% White
19% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2017)124,602[1]
Registered voters81,685[2]

Geography

District 1 is largely based in St. Tammany Parish in Greater New Orleans, stretching south to also include smaller parts of Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes. The uninhabited Chandeleur Islands are also located within the district.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 2, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 74, 76, 90, 103, and 104.[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 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Hewitt (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Hewitt 15,537 59.0
Republican Pete Schneider 10,810 41.0
Total votes 26,347 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican A. G. Crowe (incumbent) 15,717 69.1
Republican Nita Hutter 7,025 30.9
Total votes 22,742 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 55.1–44.9%
2016 President Trump 68.2–27.7%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 54.2–45.8%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 62.8–37.2%
2012 President Romney 68.8–29.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 1, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 1". Senator Sharon Hewitt. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 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 21 November 2019.
  8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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