Louisiana's 13th State Senate district

Louisiana's 13th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican J. Rogers Pope since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican Dale M. Erdey.[3] District 13 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

Louisiana's 13th State Senate District
Senator	J. Rogers Pope R–Denham Springs
Registration	47.9% Republican 23.0% Democratic 29.1% No party preference
Demographics	89% White 5% Black 4% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	126,235[1]
Registered voters	76,036[2]

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 U.S. congressional districts 1 and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 64, 65, 71, 73, 81, and 95.[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 13[5]

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

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 13[5]

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

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 13[5]

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 in District 13

Year	Office	Results[6]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Rispone 71.9–28.1%
2016	President	Trump 85.8–10.9%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	Vitter 62.7–37.3%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 84.7–15.3%
2012	President	Romney 86.0–12.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 13, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District - 13". Senator J. Rogers Pope. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 13". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 30 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 22 November 2019.
8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 30 September 2019.