2015 Louisiana State Senate election

2015 Louisiana State Senate election
October 24 and November 21, 2015
All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Alario Eric LaFleur
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 2012
Leader's seat District 8 District 28
Last election 26 13
Seats after 25 14
Seat change 1 1
President of the Senate before election

John Alario
Republican

Elected President of the Senate

John Alario
Republican

The 2015 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 24, 2015, with runoff elections taking place on November 21, 2015, to determine which party would control the Louisiana State Senate for the following four years in the 71st Louisiana Legislature. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on October 24, 2015. The elections for state senate were held alongside concurrent State House elections. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Four districts held runoff elections on November 21, 2015, due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 13 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats gain a single seat, meaning that the Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.[1][2][3]

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 4: Edwin R. Murray was term-limited.
  2. District 7: David Heitmeier retired.
  3. District 12: Ben Nevers was term-limited.
  4. District 15: Sharon Weston Broome was term-limited.
  5. District 29: Richard Gallot Jr. retired.

Republicans

  1. District 1: A. G. Crowe retired.
  2. District 18: Jody Amedee was term-limited.
  3. District 24: Elbert Guillory retired.
  4. District 35: Robert Kostelka was term-limited.
  5. District 36: Robert Adley was term-limited.
  6. District 38: Sherri Smith Buffington was term-limited.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 36, 1.18%
  2. District 38, 4.88% (gain)
  3. District 35, 5.80%
  4. District 20, 8.48%

Results

District 1

District 1 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sharon Hewitt 15,537 58.97%
Republican Pete Schneider 10,810 41.03%
Total votes 26,347 100.0%
Republican hold

District 2

District 2 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy E. Brown (incumbent) 23,829 71.97%
Independent Eric Weil 5,208 15.73%
Democratic Chris Delpit 4,072 12.30%
Total votes 33,109 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

District 3 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wesley T. Bishop 16,336 64.84%
Democratic R. Erich Caulfield 6,195 24.59%
Democratic Joseph Swider 2,665 10.57%
Total votes 25,196 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

District 6 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

District 7 election, 2015
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Carter 7,700 37.36%
Democratic Jeff Arnold 6,858 33.27%
Democratic Leslie Ellison 3,097 15.02%
Democratic Roy A. Glapion 2,957 14.35%
Total votes 20,612 100.0%
General election
Democratic Troy Carter 12,935 56.76%
Democratic Jeff Arnold 9,852 43.24%
Total votes 22,787 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Alario (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

District 9 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Conrad Appel (incumbent) 14,701 56.96%
Republican John LaBruzzo 11,109 43.04%
Total votes 25,810 100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Martiny (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 11

District 11 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Donahue (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2015
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Mizell 14,344 43.37%
Democratic Mickey Murphy 10,767 32.55%
Republican Brett Duncan 6,827 20.64%
Independent John Seal 1,138 3.44%
Total votes 33,075 100.0%
General election
Republican Beth Mizell 19,404 58.03%
Democratic Mickey Murphy 14,033 41.97%
Total votes 33,437 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 13

District 13 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) 17,117 63.94%
Republican Derek Babcock 9,655 36.06%
Total votes 26,772 100.0%
Republican hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Barrow 14,101 53.05%
Democratic Dalton Honore 8,796 33.09%
Republican Jerrie Davenport Williams 3,683 13.86%
Total votes 26,580 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Claitor (incumbent) 16,506 50.74%
Republican Scott McKnight 11,462 35.23%
Independent Brent Campanella 4,564 14.03%
Total votes 25,634 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Ward III (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eddie J. Lambert 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norby Chabert (incumbent) 11,921 51.12%
Republican Mike Fesi 9,944 42.64%
Independent Mark Atzenhoffer 1,456 6.24%
Total votes 23,321 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

District 21 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bret Allain (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Mills (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 23

District 23 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.88%
Independent Terry Hughes 5,235 16.12%
Total votes 32,466 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald Boudreaux 17,846 60.75%
Democratic Ledricka Thierry 11,528 39.25%
Total votes 29,374 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 25

District 25 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Morrish (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Perry (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

District 27 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ronnie Johns (incumbent) 14,648 64.96%
Democratic Ginger Vidrine 7,901 35.04%
Total votes 22,549 100.0%
Republican hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric LaFleur (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Luneau 13,462 59.34%
Republican Joshua Dara 9,225 40.66%
Total votes 22,687 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John R. Smith (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Long (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Neil Riser (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Walsworth (incumbent) 15,891 62.28%
Republican Vance McAllister 9,626 37.72%
Total votes 25,517 100.0%
Republican hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis C. Thompson (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James R. Fannin 13,430 52.90%
Republican Stewart Cathey Jr. 11,956 47.10%
Total votes 25,386 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36

District 36 election, 2015
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Lee Burns 10,202 40.30%
Republican Ryan Gatti 8,649 34.16%
Democratic Todd Hollenshead 6,465 25.54%
Total votes 25,316 100.0%
General election
Republican Ryan Gatti 14,023 50.59%
Republican Henry Lee Burns 13,698 49.41%
Total votes 27,721 100.0%
Republican hold

District 37

District 37 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barrow Peacock (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 38

District 38 election, 2015
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Burford 9,566 35.16%
Democratic John Milkovich 9,061 33.31%
Republican Cloyce Clark 5,885 21.63%
Democratic Jemayel Warren 2,693 9.90%
Total votes 27,205 100.0%
General election
Democratic John Milkovich 15,665 52.44%
Republican Richard Burford 14,206 47.56%
Total votes 29,871 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 39

District 39 election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Tarver (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  2. ^ "Official Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
  3. ^ "Official Election Results". voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 2025-11-29.
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