Louisiana's 30th State Senate district explained

State:Louisiana
District:30
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Mike Reese
Party:Republican
Residence:Leesville
Democratic:31.1
Republican:37.7
Npp:31.2
Percent White:78
Percent Black:11
Percent Hispanic:6
Percent Asian:1
Percent Native American:1
Percent Other Race:3
Population:114,109[1]
Population Year:2019
Registered:63,415[2]

Louisiana's 30th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Mike Reese since 2020, succeeding fellow Republican John Smith.[3]

Geography

District 30 covers part of western Calcasieu Parish and all of Beauregard and Vernon Parishes along the Texas border, including Vinton, Dequincy, DeRidder, Fort Johnson South, Fort Johnson North, New Llano, and Leesville.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd and 4th congressional districts, and with the 24th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd, 35th, and 47th 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.

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[5]
2020President[6] Trump 82.7–15.9%
2019Governor (runoff)[7] Rispone 73.7–26.3%
2016PresidentTrump 81.6–15.4%
2015Governor (runoff)[8] Vitter 57.2–42.8%
2014Senate (runoff)Cassidy 79.9–20.1%
2012PresidentRomney 78.2–19.9%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 30, LA. Census Reporter. June 10, 2021.
  2. Web site: Registration Statistics – Parish. Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. October 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: State Senator Mike Reese - Republican District 30. Louisiana State Senate. June 10, 2021.
  4. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. October 17, 2019.
  5. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. October 17, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 10, 2021.
  7. Web site: Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov. @PrdNewEnglander. November 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege. @JMilesColeman. October 17, 2019.