2011Final results
2011 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 30
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
John Smith (R) won re-election with 59.4% of the vote, defeating James David Cain (R) by 18.9 points.
John SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%8,457
James David CainRepublican
40.6%5,772
14,229 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2011
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)