Louisiana's 30th State Senate district

Louisiana's 30th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Reese since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican John Smith.[3]

Louisiana's 30th State Senate District
Senator	Mike Reese R–Leesville
Registration	37.7% Republican 31.1% Democratic 31.2% No party preference
Demographics	77% White 12% Black 6% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Native American 3% Other
Population (2017)	114,045[1]
Registered voters	63,415[2]

Geography

District 30 covers part of western Calcasieu Parish and all of Beauregard and Vernon Parishes along the Texas border, including Vinton, Dequincy, DeRidder, Fort Polk South, Fort Polk North, New Llano, and Leesville.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional district 3 and 4, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 24, 30, 32, 33, 35, and 47.[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 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Reese	14,625	50.7
	Republican	Brett Geymann	6,296	21.8
	Democratic	James Armes	5,973	20.7
	Republican	Renee Hoffpauir-Klann	1,935	6.7
Total votes			28,829	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 30[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Smith (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Republican hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 30[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Smith (incumbent)	10,216	45.7
	Republican	James David Cain	6,628	29.7
	Democratic	Terry Fowler	5,496	24.6
Total votes			22,340	100
General election
	Republican	John Smith (incumbent)	8,457	59.4
	Republican	James David Cain	5,772	40.6
Total votes			14,229	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 30

Year	Office	Results[6]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Rispone 73.7–26.3%
2016	President	Trump 81.6–15.4%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	Vitter 57.2–42.8%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 79.9–20.1%
2012	President	Romney 78.2–19.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 30, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics – Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District – 30". Senator Mike Reese. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 30". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 17 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 17 October 2019.