Louisiana's 26th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bob Hensgens since a 2018 special election to succeed fellow Republican Jonathan Perry.[3]
Geography
District 26 covers all of Vermilion Parish and parts of Acadia, Lafayette, and St. Landry Parishes in Acadiana, including some or all of Abbeville, Kaplan, Erath, Scott, Rayne, Church Point, and Sunset.[2]
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 31st, 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, 45th, 47th, and 49th 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 | Bob Hensgens (incumbent) | 27,228 | 79.2 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Gaspard | 7,161 | 20.8 | |
| Total votes | 34,389 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 special
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Hensgens | 22,361 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Jean Menard | 8,158 | 21.9 | |
| Republican | Jerry Gaspard | 6,777 | 18.2 | |
| Total votes | 37,296 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jonathan Perry (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jonathan Perry (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[7] | Trump 76.5–22.1% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Rispone 71.1–28.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 75.6–21.6% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[9] | Vitter 57.3–42.7% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Cassidy 73.0–27.0% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 73.5–25.0% |
References
- ^ "State Senate District 26, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "State Senator Mark Abraham - Republican District 25". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Louisiana State Senate District 26". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 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 October 14, 2019.