2015 Louisiana State Senate election

none June 2026 December 2025 ly 2015 Louisiana State Senate election Louisiana Legislative Popular No 2011 Louisiana State Senate election 2011 2019 Louisiana State Senate election 2019 All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate 20 October 24 and November 21, 2015 150x150px File:3x4.svg John Alario Republican Party (United States) January 9, 2012 District 8 26 25 1 File:3x4.svg Eric LaFleur Democratic Party (United States) District 28 13 14 1 President of the Senate John Alario Republican Party (United States) John Alario Republican Party (United States) The 2015 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 24, 2015, with runoff elections taking place on November 21, 2015, to determine which party would control the Louisiana State Senate for the following four years in the 71st Louisiana Legislature. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on October 24, 2015. The elections for state senate were held alongside concurrent State House elections. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Four districts held runoff elections on November 21, 2015, due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 13 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats gain a single seat, meaning that the Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_State_Senate_elections,_2015 Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015 ballotpedia.org 2025-11-29https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2015-10-24/resultsRace/Legislative Official Election Results voterportal.sos.la.gov 2025-11-29https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2015-11-21/resultsRace/Legislative Official Election Results voterportal.sos.la.gov 2025-11-29 Retirements Democrats District 4: Edwin R. Murray was term-limited. District 7: David Heitmeier retired. District 12: Ben Nevers was term-limited. District 15: Sharon Weston Broome was term-limited. District 29: Richard Gallot Jr. retired. Republicans District 1: A. G. Crowe retired. District 18: Jody Amedee was term-limited. District 24: Elbert Guillory retired. District 35: Robert Kostelka was term-limited. District 36: Robert Adley was term-limited. District 38: Sherri Smith Buffington was term-limited. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 36, 1.18% blue District 38, 4.88% (gain) red District 35, 5.80% red District 20, 8.48% Results District 1 District 1 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Sharon Hewitt 15,537 58.97% Republican Party (United States) Pete Schneider 10,810 41.03% 26,347 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 2 District 2 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Troy E. Brown (incumbent) 23,829 71.97% Independent (United States) Eric Weil 5,208 15.73% Democratic Party (United States) Chris Delpit 4,072 12.30% 33,109 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 District 3 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Jean-Paul Morrell (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 District 4 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Wesley T. Bishop 16,336 64.84% Democratic Party (United States) R. Erich Caulfield 6,195 24.59% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Swider 2,665 10.57% 25,196 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 5 District 5 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Carter Peterson (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 District 6 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Bodi White (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 7 District 7 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Troy Carter 7,700 37.36% Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Arnold 6,858 33.27% Democratic Party (United States) Leslie Ellison 3,097 15.02% Democratic Party (United States) Roy A. Glapion 2,957 14.35% 20,612 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Troy Carter 12,935 56.76% Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Arnold 9,852 43.24% 22,787 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 District 8 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) John Alario (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 9 District 9 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Conrad Appel (incumbent) 14,701 56.96% Republican Party (United States) John LaBruzzo 11,109 43.04% 25,810 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 10 District 10 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Danny Martiny (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 11 District 11 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Jack Donahue (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 12 District 12 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Beth Mizell 14,344 43.37% Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Murphy 10,767 32.55% Republican Party (United States) Brett Duncan 6,827 20.64% Independent (United States) John Seal 1,138 3.44% 33,075 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Beth Mizell 19,404 58.03% Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Murphy 14,033 41.97% 33,437 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 13 District 13 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Dale M. Erdey (incumbent) 17,117 63.94% Republican Party (United States) Derek Babcock 9,655 36.06% 26,772 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 14 District 14 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 15 District 15 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Regina Barrow 14,101 53.05% Democratic Party (United States) Dalton Honore 8,796 33.09% Republican Party (United States) Jerrie Davenport Williams 3,683 13.86% 26,580 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 16 District 16 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Dan Claitor (incumbent) 16,506 50.74% Republican Party (United States) Scott McKnight 11,462 35.23% Independent (United States) Brent Campanella 4,564 14.03% 25,634 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 17 District 17 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Rick Ward III (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 18 District 18 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Eddie J. Lambert 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 19 District 19 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Gary Smith Jr. (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 20 District 20 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Norby Chabert (incumbent) 11,921 51.12% Republican Party (United States) Mike Fesi 9,944 42.64% Independent (United States) Mark Atzenhoffer 1,456 6.24% 23,321 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 21 District 21 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Bret Allain (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 22 District 22 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Fred Mills (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 23 District 23 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Page Cortez (incumbent) 27,231 83.88% Independent (United States) Terry Hughes 5,235 16.12% 32,466 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 24 District 24 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Boudreaux 17,846 60.75% Democratic Party (United States) Ledricka Thierry 11,528 39.25% 29,374 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 25 District 25 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Dan Morrish (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 26 District 26 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Jonathan Perry (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 27 District 27 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Ronnie Johns (incumbent) 14,648 64.96% Democratic Party (United States) Ginger Vidrine 7,901 35.04% 22,549 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 28 District 28 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Eric LaFleur (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 29 District 29 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Jay Luneau 13,462 59.34% Republican Party (United States) Joshua Dara 9,225 40.66% 22,687 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 30 District 30 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) John R. Smith (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 31 District 31 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Gerald Long (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 32 District 32 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Neil Riser (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 33 District 33 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Mike Walsworth (incumbent) 15,891 62.28% Republican Party (United States) Vance McAllister 9,626 37.72% 25,517 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 34 District 34 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Francis C. Thompson (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 35 District 35 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) James R. Fannin 13,430 52.90% Republican Party (United States) Stewart Cathey Jr. 11,956 47.10% 25,386 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 36 District 36 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Henry Lee Burns 10,202 40.30% Republican Party (United States) Ryan Gatti 8,649 34.16% Democratic Party (United States) Todd Hollenshead 6,465 25.54% 25,316 100.0% Republican Party (United States) Ryan Gatti 14,023 50.59% Republican Party (United States) Henry Lee Burns 13,698 49.41% 27,721 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 37 District 37 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Barrow Peacock (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 38 District 38 election, 2015 Republican Party (United States) Richard Burford 9,566 35.16% Democratic Party (United States) John Milkovich 9,061 33.31% Republican Party (United States) Cloyce Clark 5,885 21.63% Democratic Party (United States) Jemayel Warren 2,693 9.90% 27,205 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) John Milkovich 15,665 52.44% Republican Party (United States) Richard Burford 14,206 47.56% 29,871 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 39 District 39 election, 2015 Democratic Party (United States) Gregory Tarver (incumbent) 100.0% 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:2015 elections in Louisiana Category:Louisiana State Senate elections Category:October 2015 in the United States Category:November 2015 elections in the United States Category:2015 state legislature elections in the United States