2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election
Country:Louisiana
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Louisiana House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2019
Election Date:October 14, 2023
November 18, 2023 (runoff)
Next Election:2027 Louisiana House of Representatives election
Next Year:2027
Seats For Election:All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives
Majority Seats:53
Leader1:Clay Schexnayder
(term-limited)
Party1:Republican Party of Louisiana
Leader Since1:January 13, 2020
Leaders Seat1:81st district
Seats Before1:71
Seats1:73
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:398,222
Percentage1:70.94%
Leader2:Sam Jenkins
(retired)
Party2:Louisiana Democratic Party
Leader Since2:January 13, 2020
Leaders Seat2:2nd district
Seats Before2:33
Seats Needed2: 20
Seats2:32
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:155,795
Percentage2:27.75%
Leader3:Joseph A. Marino III
(retired)
Party3:Unaffiliated
Leader Since3:July 1, 2016
Leaders Seat3:85th district
Seats Before3:1
Seats Needed3: 20
Seats3:0
Seat Change3: 1
Popular Vote3:3,135
Percentage3:0.56%
Map Size:401px
Speaker
Before Election:Clay Schexnayder
Before Party:Republican Party of Louisiana

The 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election was held on October 14, 2023, with runoff elections held on November 18, 2023.[1] All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana State Senate.

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Background

In the 2019 state legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 68 in the House and 27 in the Senate.[2] [3] They had a supermajority of 71 members in the House, after elected Democrats Malinda White, Francis C. Thompson and Jeremy LaCombe switched parties.[4] [5] [6] [7]

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 72 Louisiana House of Representatives districts and Democrat Joe Biden won 33 districts. Going into the 2023 Louisiana State House Elections, Democrats represented two districts where Trump won the most votes in 2020: District 60, located in rural Louisiana (Trump +9%) and District 105, located primarily in Plaquemines Parish (Trump + 6%). Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans represented one district where Biden won the most votes in 2020: District 92, in the New Orleans suburbs of Jefferson County (Biden + 8%). In addition, the Independent Joseph Marino had represented District 85, which Biden won by 8%, before he resigned in 2023. The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.[8]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left 270toWin[9] November 2, 2023
align=left Elections Daily[10] November 2, 2023

Overview

↓
7332
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesVotesSeats
align=center align=center %align=center Beforealign=center Afteralign=center +/-
Republicanalign=right 124align=right 398,222align=right 70.94%align=right 71align=right 73align=right 2
Democraticalign=right 76align=right 155,795align=right 27.75%align=right 33align=right 32align=right 1
Independentalign=right 2align=right 3,409align=right 0.61%align=right 1align=right 0align=right
No partyalign=right 5align=right 3,135align=right 0.56%align=right 1align=right 0align=right 1
Libertarianalign=right 1align=right 772align=right 0.14%align=right 0 align=right 0align=right
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center 208align=center 561,333align=center 100.00%align=center 105align=center 105align=center

Special elections

One special election was held on February 18, 2023, with a runoff on March 25, 2023, to fill a vacancy in District 93.Incumbent Democrat Royce Duplessis resigned on December 6, 2022, to join the State Senate.[11] Democrat Alonzo Knox won this election.

Retirements

Thirty incumbents did not seek re-election.[14]

Democrats

  1. District 2: Sam Jenkins retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  2. District 4: Cedric Glover retired to run for State Senate.
  3. District 11: Patrick O. Jefferson was term-limited.
  4. District 23: Kenny R. Cox was term-limited.
  5. District 44: Vincent Pierre was term-limited.
  6. District 57: Randal Gaines was term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 5: Alan Seabaugh was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  2. District 6: Thomas Pressly retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  3. District 25: Lance Harris was term-limited (successfully ran for Board of Elementary and Secondary Education).
  4. District 42: John Stefanski retired to run for attorney general.
  5. District 43: Stuart Bishop was term-limited.
  6. District 45: Jean-Paul Coussan retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  7. District 46: Mike Huval was term-limited.
  8. District 49: Blake Miguez retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  9. District 53: Tanner Magee retired.
  10. District 56: Gregory A. Miller was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  11. District 64: Valarie Hodges was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  12. District 65: Barry Ivey retired to run for State Senate.
  13. District 66: Rick Edmonds retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  14. District 68: Scott McKnight retired to run for treasurer.
  15. District 71: Buddy Mincey Jr. retired to run for State Senate.
  16. District 73: William Wheat Jr. retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  17. District 74: Larry Frieman retired to run for judge in the 22nd Judicial District.[15]
  18. District 75: Malinda White retired to run for Washington Parish President.[16]
  19. District 76: Bob Owen retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  20. District 81: Clay Schexnayder was term-limited (ran for secretary of state).
  21. District 89: Richard Nelson retired to run for governor.
  22. District 95: Sherman Q. Mack was term-limited.
  23. District 103: Ray Garofalo was term-limited (ran for State Senate).
  24. District 104: Paul Hollis was term-limited (successfully ran for Board of Elementary and Secondary Education).

Resignation

One seat was left vacant on the day of the general election due to a resignation in 2023.

Independents

  1. District 85: Joseph A. Marino III resigned August 21 to become a Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court judge.[17]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

One incumbent representative, a Republican, was defeated in the October 14 jungle primary.[18]

Republicans

  1. District 31: Jonathan Goudeau lost renomination to Troy Hebert.

In general election

Two incumbent representatives, one Democrat and one Republican, were defeated in the November 18 general election.[19]

Democrats

Seat lost to a Republican challenger
  1. District 105: Mack Cormier lost re-election to Jacob Braud.

Republicans

Seat held by a Republican
  1. District 90: Mary DuBuisson lost re-election to Brian Glorioso.

Results

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District 68

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District 105

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Elections . 2023-02-27. Louisiana Secretary of State.
  2. Web site: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019. Ballotpedia. August 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019. Ballotpedia. August 20, 2023.
  4. Web site: Louisiana Democratic Party loses another state lawmaker. July 1, 2021. Associated Press. August 20, 2023.
  5. Jeremy . Alford . June 14, 2022 . PARTY CHANGE: Rep. @MalindaBWhite has switched from Ind to GOP . lapoliticsnow . 1536716468800303106 . 2022-06-14 . en.
  6. Web site: Finn. James. Francis Thompson becomes a Republican, gives GOP supermajority in Louisiana Legislature . . March 17, 2023 . March 20, 2023.
  7. Web site: Dems dealt another blow as Louisiana Rep. Jeremy LaCombe jumps ship, the third to switch Republican in a month . . April 11, 2023 . April 11, 2023.
  8. Web site: Redistricting in Louisiana after the 2020 census . February 27, 2023. . en.
  9. Web site: 2023–24 State House Elections Map. October 20, 2022. September 6, 2023.
  10. Web site: Election Ratings. November 2, 2023. November 2, 2023.
  11. Web site: Royce Duplessis defeats Mandie Landry to claim state Senate seat representing New Orleans. Bridges. Tyler. November 8, 2022. December 12, 2022. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.
  12. Web site: State Representative -- 93rd Representative District. February 18, 2023. Louisiana Secretary of State. February 22, 2023.
  13. Web site: State Representative -- 93rd Representative District. March 25, 2023. Louisiana Secretary of State. March 25, 2023.
  14. Web site: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023. Ballotpedia. August 20, 2023.
  15. News: Frieman will seek judgeship in St. Tammany, Washington Parishes. July 12, 2023. AN17. August 20, 2023.
  16. News: Malinda Brumfield White Announces Candidacy for Washington Parish President. February 28, 2023. Mt. Hermon Web-TV. August 20, 2023.
  17. News: Broach. Drew. Gretna legislator quits Louisiana House, is appointed temporary judge. August 22, 2023. NOLA. September 14, 2023.
  18. News: Troy Hebert defeats incumbent Jonathan Goudeau in House District 31. October 14, 2023. The Advocate. October 31, 2023.
  19. News: Warren. Bob. Voters decide New Orleans area House races. See the results.. November 18, 2023. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. December 17, 2023.
  20. https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical

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