| State: | Louisiana |
| District: | 23 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Page Cortez |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Lafayette |
| Democratic: | 23.8 |
| Republican: | 47.6 |
| Npp: | 28.5 |
| Percent White: | 79 |
| Percent Black: | 12 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 4 |
| Percent Asian: | 3 |
| Percent Other Race: | 2 |
| Population: | 136,049[1] |
| Population Year: | 2019 |
| Registered: | 87,984[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]
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]
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.
| Year | Office | Results[5] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President[6] | Trump 71.3–26.4% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff)[7] | Rispone 69.1–30.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 74.3–20.3% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff)[8] | Vitter 63.1–36.9% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Cassidy 80.4–19.6% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 78.4–19.4% |