Louisiana's 6th State Senate district

Louisiana's 6th
State Senate district

Senator
  Bodi White
RCentral
Registration38.2% Republican
34.8% Democratic
27.0% No party preference
Demographics62% White
28% Black
5% Hispanic
3% Asian
3% Other
Population (2019)127,970[1]
Registered voters82,244[2]

Louisiana's 6th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Bodi White since 2012.[3]

Geography

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District 6 snakes along a portion of Louisiana's Florida Parishes, including parts of East Baton Rouge Parish outside of Baton Rouge and smaller sections of Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes. The district covers some or all of Ponchatoula, Hammond, and Central, as well as a small part of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st, 5th, and 6th congressional districts, and with the 64th, 65th, 66th, 69th, 72nd, 73rd, 86th, and 95th 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 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) 29,549 79.5
Libertarian Rufus Craig 7,600 20.5
Total votes 37,149 100
Republican hold

2015

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2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Republican hold

2011

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2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 6[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bodi White 12,886 51.7
Republican Mike Mannino 12,047 48.3
Total votes 24,933 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 66.0–32.1%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 53.0–47.0%
2016 President Trump 67.2–28.8%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 51.0–49.0%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 68.9–31.1%
2012 President Romney 69.2–29.1%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 6, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr. - Republican District 6". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 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 19, 2019.