Louisiana's 38th State Senate district

Louisiana's 38th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Barry Milligan since 2020, following Milligan's 2019 defeat of Democratic incumbent John Milkovich.[3]

Louisiana's 38th
State Senate district

Senator
  Barry Milligan
RShreveport
Registration42.9% Democratic
33.8% Republican
23.3% No party preference
Demographics54% White
39% Black
3% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)114,597[1]
Registered voters73,793[2]

Geography

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District 38 covers all of DeSoto Parish and southern parts of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including the towns of Greenwood, Keithville, Stonewall, and Mansfield, as well as a small portion of southern Shreveport.[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 23rd districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4]

Recent election results

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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

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2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barry Milligan 16,266 50.7
Democratic John Milkovich (incumbent) 8,447 26.3
Democratic Katrina Early 7,359 22.9
Total votes 32,072 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2015

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2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Burford 9,566 35.2
Democratic John Milkovich 9,061 33.3
Republican Cloyce Clark 5,885 21.6
Democratic Jemayel Warren 2,693 9.9
Total votes 27,205 100
General election
Democratic John Milkovich 15,665 52.4
Republican Richard Burford 14,206 47.6
Total votes 29,871 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2011

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2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sherri Smith Buffington (incumbent) 10,570 57.2
Republican Troy Terrell 7,912 42.8
Total votes 18,482 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Trump 56.4–42.3%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Rispone 50.9–49.1%
2016 President Trump 57.2–40.1%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 53.3–46.7%
2014 Senate (runoff) Cassidy 55.7–44.3%
2012 President Romney 58.7–40.2%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 38, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "State Senator Barry S. Milligan - Republican District 38". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Louisiana State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 11, 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 22, 2019.
  9. ^ @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 26, 2019.