Louisiana's 21st State Senate district

Louisiana's 21st State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Bret Allain since 2012.[3]

Louisiana's 21st
State Senate District
Current senatorBret Allain (R–Adeline)
Registration38.3% Democratic
33.7% Republican
28.0% No party preference
Demographics63% White
25% Black
5% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Native American
3% Other
Population (2017)122,577[1]
Registered voters75,111[2]

Geography

District 21 covers all of St. Mary Parish and parts of Iberia, Lafourche, and Terrebonne Parishes along the Gulf of Mexico in Acadiana, including some or all of Thibodaux, Houma, Morgan City, Berwick, Patterson, Franklin, Baldwin, Bayou Vista, and Jeanerette.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 3, and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 55.[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 21[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bret Allain (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 21[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bret Allain (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 21[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bret Allain 14,618 51.4
Republican Darrin Guidry 13,846 48.6
Total votes 28,464 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results in District 21
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 59.5–40.5%
2016 President Trump 67.5–29.9%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 52.2–47.8%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 61.5–38.5%
2012 President Romney 64.3–34.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 21, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 21". Senator R. L. Bret Allain, II. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 21". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 9 October 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 9 October 2019.
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