Louisiana's 36th State Senate district

Louisiana's 36th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Mills since 2020, following his 2019 defeat of Republican incumbent Ryan Gatti.[3]

Louisiana's 36th
State Senate District
Current senatorRobert Mills (R–Shreveport)
Registration44.0% Republican
31.3% Democratic
24.7% No party preference
Demographics71% White
24% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)112,959[1]
Registered voters72,879[2]

Geography

District 36 covers all of Webster Parish and parts of Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne Parishes in eastern Ark-La-Tex, including some or all of Ringgold, Springhill, Minden, Plain Dealing, Benton, Haughton, Eastwood, Red Chute, and Bossier City.[2]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 4, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.[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 36[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Mills 16,305 47.7
Republican Ryan Gatti (incumbent) 12,882 37.7
Democratic Mattie Preston 4,976 14.6
Total votes 34,163 100
General election
Republican Robert Mills 22,050 56.2
Republican Ryan Gatti (incumbent) 17,209 43.8
Total votes 39,259 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 36[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Lee Burns 10,202 40.3
Republican Ryan Gatti 8,649 34.2
Democratic Todd Hollenshead 6,465 25.5
Total votes 25,316 100
General election
Republican Ryan Gatti 14,023 50.6
Republican Henry Lee Burns 13,698 49.4
Total votes 27,721 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 36[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Adley (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 36
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 66.6–33.4%
2016 President Trump 72.1–25.4%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 58.8–41.2%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 69.5–30.5%
2012 President Romney 70.9–28.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 36, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 36". Senator Robert Mills. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 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 24 October 2019.
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