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Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district

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Louisiana's 23rd
State Senate district

Senator
  Page Cortez
RLafayette
Registration47.6% Republican
23.8% Democratic
28.5% No party preference
Demographics79% White
12% Black
4% Hispanic
3% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)136,049[1]
Registered voters87,984[2]

Louisiana's 23rd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Page Cortez, the current Senate President, since 2012.[3]

Geography

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District 23 is based in Lafayette Parish, including much of southern Lafayette as well as the suburban towns of Broussard, Scott, and Youngsville.[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 31st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, and 48th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

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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

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2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2015

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2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.9
Independent Terry Hughes 5,235 16.1
Total votes 32,466 100
Republican hold

2011

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2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 23[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 71.3–26.4%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 69.1–30.9%
2016 President Trump 74.3–20.3%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Vitter 63.1–36.9%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 80.4–19.6%
2012 President Romney 78.4–19.4%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 23, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Patrick Page Cortez - Republican District 23". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 23". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. ^ @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 11, 2019.