Louisiana's 38th State Senate district

Louisiana's 38th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Barry Milligan since 2020, following Milligan's defeat of Democratic incumbent John Milkovich.[3]

Louisiana's 38th
State Senate District
Current senatorBarry Milligan (R–Shreveport)
Registration42.9% Democratic
33.8% Republican
23.3% No party preference
Demographics55% White
38% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
2% Other
Population (2017)112,271[1]
Registered voters73,793[2]

Geography

District 38 covers all of DeSoto Parish and southern parts of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including the towns of Greenwood, Keithville, Stonewall, and Mansfield, as well as a small portion of southern Shreveport.[2]

The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 4, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 23.[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 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Milligan 16,266 50.7
Democratic John Milkovich (incumbent) 8,447 26.3
Democratic Katrina Early 7,359 22.9
Total votes 32,072 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Burford 9,566 35.2
Democratic John Milkovich 9,061 33.3
Republican Cloyce Clark 5,885 21.6
Democratic Jemayel Warren 2,693 9.9
Total votes 27,205 100
General election
Democratic John Milkovich 15,665 52.4
Republican Richard Burford 14,206 47.6
Total votes 29,871 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sherri Smith Buffington (incumbent) 10,570 57.2
Republican Troy Terrell 7,912 42.8
Total votes 18,482 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 38
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 50.9–49.1%
2016 President Trump 57.2–40.1%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 53.3–46.7%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 55.7–44.3%
2012 President Romney 58.7–40.2%

References
  1. "State Senate District 38, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 38". Senator Barry S. Milligan. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 26 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 26 October 2019.
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