Louisiana's 7th State Senate district

Louisiana's 7th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Troy Carter since 2016, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat David Heitmeier.[3] Carter is currently the Senate Minority Leader.

Louisiana's 7th
State Senate District
Current senatorTroy Carter (D–New Orleans)
Registration57.1% Democratic
15.9% Republican
27.0% No party preference
Demographics30% White
55% Black
10% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Population (2017)116,817[1]
Registered voters65,977[2]

Geography

District 7 covers much of southern New Orleans and parts of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, including all of Algiers and parts of Gretna, Terrytown, and Belle Chasse.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 2, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 85, 87, 102, and 105.[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 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Carter (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 7[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Carter 7,700 37.4
Democratic Jeff Arnold 6,858 33.3
Democratic Leslie Ellison 3,097 15.0
Democratic Roy Glapion 2,957 14.3
Total votes 20,612 100
General election
Democratic Troy Carter 12,935 56.8
Democratic Jeff Arnold 9,852 43.2
Total votes 22,787 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 7[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Heitmeier (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 7
Year Office Results[6]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 78.9–21.1%
2016 President Clinton 66.7–30.0%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 74.0–26.0%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 71.6–28.4%
2012 President Obama 66.6–32.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 7, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 7". Senator Troy Carter. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 20 September 2019.
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