| Louisiana's 7th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 57.1% Democratic 15.9% Republican 27.0% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 29% White 56% Black 11% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 117,229 | ||
| Registered voters | 65,977 | ||
Louisiana's 7th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Gary Carter Jr. since 2021.
Geography
District 7 covers much of southern New Orleans and parts of Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, including all of Algiers and parts of Gretna, Terrytown, and Belle Chasse.
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 85th, 87th, 102nd, and 105th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
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.
2021 special
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gary Carter Jr. | 4,137 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Patricia McCarty | 1,181 | 17.2 | |
| Democratic | Joanna Cappiello-Leopold | 948 | 13.8 | |
| Democratic | Mack Cormier | 601 | 8.8 | |
| Total votes | 6,867 | 100 | ||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Troy Carter (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Troy Carter | 7,700 | 37.4 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold | 6,858 | 33.3 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Ellison | 3,097 | 15.0 | |
| Democratic | Roy Glapion | 2,957 | 14.3 | |
| Total votes | 20,612 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Troy Carter | 12,935 | 56.8 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold | 9,852 | 43.2 | |
| Total votes | 22,787 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Heitmeier (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Biden 70.1–28.2% |
| 2019 | Governor (runoff) | Edwards 78.9–21.1% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 66.7–30.0% |
| 2015 | Governor (runoff) | Edwards 74.0–26.0% |
| 2014 | Senate (runoff) | Landrieu 71.6–28.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 66.6–32.0% |
References
- "State Senate District 7, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "State Senator Vacant - District 7". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- Greenwood, Max (April 24, 2021). "Troy Carter wins race to fill Cedric Richmond's Louisiana House seat". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Louisiana State Senate District 7". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- @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.
- @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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