Louisiana's 24th State Senate district

Louisiana's 24th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gerald Boudreaux since 2016, succeeding Democratic-turned-Republican Senator Elbert Guillory.[3]

Louisiana's 24th
State Senate District
Current senatorGerald Boudreaux (D–Lafayette)
Registration56.3% Democratic
19.2% Republican
24.4% No party preference
Demographics38% White
57% Black
3% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)122,030[1]
Registered voters82,471[2]

Geography

District 24 stretches across several majority-black sections of Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin Parishes in Acadiana, including northern Lafayette and some or all of Carencro, Scott, Sunset, Opelousas, Eunice, and Port Barre.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3, 4, and 5, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, and 96.[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 24[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux (incumbent) 24,418 75.5
Independent Cory Levier I 7,922 24.5
Total votes 32,340 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 24[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 17,846 60.8
Democratic Ledricka Thierry 11,528 39.2
Total votes 29,374 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 24[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elbert Guillory (incumbent) 12,768 46.4
Democratic Don Cravins Jr. 11,210 40.7
Democratic Kelly Scott 3,550 12.9
Total votes 27,528 100
General election
Democratic Elbert Guillory (incumbent) 13,183 55.7
Democratic Don Cravins Jr. 10,504 44.3
Total votes 23,687 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 24
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 64.4–35.6%
2016 President Clinton 57.4–40.0%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 71.9–28.1%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 62.4–37.6%
2012 President Obama 60.8–38.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 24, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 24". Senator Gerald Boudreaux. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 24". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 12 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 12 October 2019.
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