Louisiana's 13th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Valarie Hodges since 2024, succeeding fellow Republican J. Rogers Pope.[3] District 13 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.
Geography
District 13 covers most of Livingston Parish and smaller parts of East Baton Rouge and Tangipahoa Parishes to the east of Baton Rouge, including some or all of Denham Springs, Walker, Livingston, and Ponchatoula.[2]
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 6th congressional districts, and with the 64th, 65th, 71st, 73rd, 81st, and 95th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Rogers Pope | 17,030 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Edith Carlin | 12,860 | 38.1 | |
| Republican | Deven Cavalier | 3,869 | 11.5 | |
| Total votes | 33,759 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) | 17,117 | 63.9 | |
| Republican | Derek Babcock | 9,655 | 36.1 | |
| Total votes | 26,772 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) | 19,831 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Derek Babcock | 10,785 | 35.2 | |
| Total votes | 30,616 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Trump 85.2–13.1% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Rispone 71.9–28.1% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 85.8–10.9% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Vitter 62.7–37.3% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Cassidy 84.7–15.3% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 86.0–12.1% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 13, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator J. Rogers Pope - Republican District 13". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 30, 2019.