2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election
The 2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election is scheduled to be held on October 14, 2023, with runoff elections on November 18, 2023.[1] All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives are up for election to four-year terms. It will be held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana State Senate.
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Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.
Background
In the 2019 state legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 68 in the House and 27 in the Senate.[2][3] They currently have a supermajority of 71 members in the House, after elected Democrats Malinda White, Francis C. Thompson and Jeremy LaCombe switched parties.[4][5][6][7]
The 2023 election will be the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.[8]
Overview
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| Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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| No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
| Republican | 71 | |||||||
| Democratic | 32 | |||||||
| Independent | 2 | |||||||
| Libertarian | 0 | |||||||
| Green | 0 | |||||||
| Write-ins | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 100.00% | 105 | ||||||
Special elections
One special election was held on February 18, 2023, with a runoff on March 25, 2023, to fill a vacancy in District 93. Incumbent Democrat Royce Duplessis resigned on December 6, 2022, to join the State Senate.[9] Democrat Alonzo Knox won this election.
| District | Incumbent | Candidates[10][11] | Results | ||
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| 93 | Royce Duplessis | Democratic | 2018 (special) |
First round
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Democratic hold |
References
- "2023 Elections" (PDF). Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019".
- "Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019".
- "Louisiana Democratic Party loses another state lawmaker". AP NEWS. July 1, 2021.
- Alford, Jeremy [@lapoliticsnow] (June 14, 2022). "PARTY CHANGE: Rep. @MalindaBWhite has switched from Ind to GOP" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Finn, James (March 17, 2023). "Francis Thompson becomes a Republican, gives GOP supermajority in Louisiana Legislature". KTBS. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- "Dems dealt another blow as Louisiana Rep. Jeremy LaCombe jumps ship, the third to switch Republican in a month". New York Post. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Redistricting in Louisiana after the 2020 census". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- Bridges, Tyler (November 8, 2022). "Royce Duplessis defeats Mandie Landry to claim state Senate seat representing New Orleans". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- "State Representative -- 93rd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- "State Representative -- 93rd Representative District". Louisiana Secretary of State. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.