Louisiana's 5th State Senate district

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Louisiana's 5th
State Senate district
Louisiana Senate District 5 (2010).png
Senator
  Karen Carter Peterson
D–New Orleans
Registration61.2% Democratic
10.1% Republican
28.7% No party preference
Demographics40% White
48% Black
7% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)123,489[1]
Registered voters81,210[2]

Louisiana's 5th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Karen Carter Peterson since a 2010 special election to replace resigning fellow Democrat Cheryl Gray Evans.[3] It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.

Geography[]

District 5 is primarily located in New Orleans, including parts of Carrollton, the Garden District, Mid-City New Orleans, and Uptown New Orleans, stretching to also cover a small part of Jefferson Parish.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 82nd, 91st, 93rd, 97th, and 98th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]

At 15 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Louisiana.[1]

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[]

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) 20,867 79.4
Democratic Allen Borne Jr. 5,412 20.6
Total votes 26,279 100

2015[]

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2011[]

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 5[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 5[]

Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Biden 85.9–12.1%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 91.9–8.1%
2016 President Clinton 83.1–11.9%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 89.2–10.8%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 86.9–13.1%
2012 President Obama 82.0–15.5%

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State Senate District 5, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Karen Carter Peterson - Democrat District 5". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  8. ^ @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.
  9. ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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