Louisiana's 19th State Senate district
Louisiana's 19th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gary Smith Jr. since 2012, succeeding fellow Democrat Joel Chaisson.Geography
District 19 covers parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, St. Charles, and St. John the Baptist Parishes along Lake Pontchartrain in Greater New Orleans, including some or all of LaPlace, Norco, Hahnville, Boutte, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Luling, St. Rose, Kenner, and Raceland. The district also includes a sizable portion of Lake Pontchartrain itself, hence its unusual shape.
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1, 2, and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 54, 55, 56, 57, and 92.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 in District 19
