Louisiana's 30th State Senate district

Louisiana's 30th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Reese since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican John Smith.[3]

Louisiana's 30th
State Senate District
Current senatorMike Reese (R–Leesville)
Registration37.7% Republican
31.1% Democratic
31.2% No party preference
Demographics77% White
12% Black
6% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
3% Other
Population (2017)114,045[1]
Registered voters63,415[2]

Geography

District 30 covers part of western Calcasieu Parish and all of Beauregard and Vernon Parishes along the Texas border, including Vinton, Dequincy, DeRidder, Fort Polk South, Fort Polk North, New Llano, and Leesville.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional district 3 and 4, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 24, 30, 32, 33, 35, and 47.[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 30[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Reese 14,625 50.7
Republican Brett Geymann 6,296 21.8
Democratic James Armes 5,973 20.7
Republican Renee Hoffpauir-Klann 1,935 6.7
Total votes 28,829 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 30[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Smith (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 30[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Smith (incumbent) 10,216 45.7
Republican James David Cain 6,628 29.7
Democratic Terry Fowler 5,496 24.6
Total votes 22,340 100
General election
Republican John Smith (incumbent) 8,457 59.4
Republican James David Cain 5,772 40.6
Total votes 14,229 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 30
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 73.7–26.3%
2016 President Trump 81.6–15.4%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 57.2–42.8%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 79.9–20.1%
2012 President Romney 78.2–19.9%

References
  1. "State Senate District 30, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics – Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District – 30". Senator Mike Reese. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 17 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 17 October 2019.
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