American legislative district
Louisiana 's 24th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate . It has been represented by Democrat Gerald Boudreaux since 2016, succeeding Democrat-turned-Republican Elbert Guillory .[ 3]
Geography
District 24 stretches across several majority-black sections of Lafayette , St. Landry , and St. Martin Parishes in Acadiana , including northern Lafayette and some or all of Carencro , Scott , Sunset , Opelousas , Eunice , and Port Barre .[ 2]
The district overlaps with Louisiana's 3rd , 4th , and 5th congressional districts , and with the 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st, 44th, 46th, and 96th 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 .
2019
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results
References
^ "State Senate District 24, LA" . Census Reporter. Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish" . Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ "State Senator Gerald Boudreaux - Democrat District 24" . Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?" . Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 24" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD" . Daily Kos. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .
^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result" . CNalysis. Retrieved June 10, 2021 .
^ @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov" . Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege" . Retrieved October 12, 2019 .