Louisiana's 36th State Senate district
Louisiana's 36th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Mills since 2020, following his 2019 defeat of Republican incumbent Ryan Gatti.[3]
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| Registration | 44.0% Republican 31.3% Democratic 24.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 71% White 24% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2017) | 112,959[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 72,879[2] | ||
Geography
District 36 covers all of Webster Parish and parts of Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne Parishes in eastern Ark-La-Tex, including some or all of Ringgold, Springhill, Minden, Plain Dealing, Benton, Haughton, Eastwood, Red Chute, and Bossier City.[2]
The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 4, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.[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
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Mills | 16,305 | 47.7 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 12,882 | 37.7 | |
| Democratic | Mattie Preston | 4,976 | 14.6 | |
| Total votes | 34,163 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Mills | 22,050 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 17,209 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,259 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 10,202 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 8,649 | 34.2 | |
| Democratic | Todd Hollenshead | 6,465 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 25,316 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 14,023 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 13,698 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 27,721 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Adley (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results in District 36
| Year | Office | Results[6] |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[7] | Rispone 66.6–33.4% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 72.1–25.4% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Vitter 58.8–41.2% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Cassidy 69.5–30.5% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 70.9–28.1% |
References
- "State Senate District 36, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
- "District - 36". Senator Robert Mills. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "Louisiana State Senate District 36". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- @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.
- @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 24 October 2019.