Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district

Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Senator Fred Mills since 2011.[3]

Louisiana's 22nd State Senate District
Senator	Fred Mills R–St. Martinville
Registration	42.2% Democratic 32.0% Republican 25.7% No party preference
Demographics	65% White 27% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	122,899[1]
Registered voters	82,279[2]

Geography

District 22 covers parts of Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin Parishes to the east of the city of Lafayette, including some or all of New Iberia, St. Martinville, Breaux Bridge, Port Barre, and Broussard.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 3 and 5, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 38, 46, 48, 49, and 96.[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 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Mills (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Mills (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 22[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Mills (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 22

Year	Office	Results[6]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Rispone 64.6–35.4%
2016	President	Trump 69.2–28.3%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	Vitter 52.7–47.3%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 65.9–34.1%
2012	President	Romney 66.7–32.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 22, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics – Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District – 22". Senator Fred H. Mills, Jr. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 22". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 10 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 10 October 2019.