Louisiana's 20th State Senate district

Louisiana's 20th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Fesi since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican Norby Chabert.[3]

Louisiana's 20th State Senate District
Senator	Mike Fesi R–Houma
Registration	36.3% Democratic 33.4% Republican 30.3% No party preference
Demographics	72% White 13% Black 5% Hispanic 1% Asian 6% Native American 3% Other
Population (2017)	115,911[1]
Registered voters	63,726[2]

Geography

District 20 is located in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes along the Gulf of Mexico, including some or all of Thibodaux, Lockport, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Houma, Dulac, and Chauvin.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 51, 52, 53, 54, and 55.[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 20[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Fesi	15,546	54.5
	Republican	Damon Baldone	5,162	18.1
	Democratic	Jerry "Truck" Gisclair	4,070	14.3
	Democratic	Brenda Leroux Babin	2,785	9.8
	Republican	Shane Swan	974	3.4
Total votes			28,537	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 20[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norby Chabert (incumbent)	11,921	51.1
	Republican	Mike Fesi	9,944	42.6
	Independent	Mark Atzenhoffer	1,456	6.2
Total votes			23,321	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 20[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Norby Chabert (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 20

Year	Office	Results[6]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Rispone 66.9–33.1%
2016	President	Trump 77.1–19.9%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	Vitter 58.9–41.1%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 63.3–36.7%
2012	President	Romney 72.8–25.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 20, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District - 20". Senator Michael "Big Mike" Fesi. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 20". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 8 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 8 October 2019.