Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district

Louisiana's 2nd
State Senate district
Senator
  Ed Price
D–Gonzales
Registration63.1% Democratic
16.5% Republican
20.4% No party preference
Demographics41% White
54% Black
4% Hispanic
0% Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)113,370[1]
Registered voters72,663[2]

Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Ed Price since a 2017 special election to replace disgraced incumbent Democrat Troy Brown.[3]

Geography

District 2 stretches across a majority-Black swath of Acadiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, including parts of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and West Baton Rouge Parishes. LaPlace, Thibodaux, Donaldsonville, and Gonzales are entirely or partially located within the district.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 2nd and 6th congressional districts, and with the 18th, 29th, 51st, 55th, 57th, 58th, 60th, 81st, and 88th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[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 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Price (incumbent) 21,605 58.8
Democratic Troy Brown 15,114 41.2
Total votes 36,719 100
Democratic hold

2017 special

2017 Louisiana State Senate special election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren Harang III 4,001 26.5
Democratic Ed Price 3,334 22.1
Democratic Elton Aubert 2,283 15.1
Republican Wayne Brigalia 1,051 7.0
Democratic Albert "Ali" Burl III 957 6.3
Democratic Patrick Lawless 699 4.6
Democratic Edmond Jordan 675 4.5
Democratic Jerry Jones 640 4.2
Democratic Jamie Roussell 489 3.2
Democratic Shannon Comery, Sr. 436 2.9
Independent Thomas Lyons 374 2.5
Democratic Chris Delpit 84 0.6
Independent Willie Massey-Farve 54 0.4
Total votes 15,077 100
General election
Democratic Ed Price 9,224 62.6
Democratic Warren Harang III 5,507 37.4
Total votes 14,731 100
Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 2[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Brown (incumbent) 23,829 72.0
Democratic Chris Delpit 5,208 15.7
Independent Eric Weil 4,072 12.3
Total votes 33,109 100
Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 2[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Brown 12,082 34.2
Democratic Elton Aubert 10,932 31.0
Republican Al Carter 4,966 14.1
Democratic Mike Bell 4,519 12.8
Democratic George Grace, Jr. 2,198 6.2
Republican Zaine Kasem 584 1.7
Total votes 35,281 100
General election
Democratic Troy Brown 12,863 52.7
Democratic Elton Aubert 11,549 47.3
Total votes 24,412 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Biden 60.5–37.9%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 72.4–27.6%
2016 President Clinton 60.7–36.8%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 75.7–24.3%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 68.7–31.3%
2012 President Obama 63.9–35.1%

References

  1. ^ "State Senate District 2, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Edward J. "Ed" Price - Democrat District 2". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "Louisiana State Senate District 2". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 8, 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 21, 2019.
  9. ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 11, 2019.