2011Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 30
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
JOHN SMITH led; no source recorded a winner.
John SmithRepublican · leading · incumbent
45.7%10,216
James David CainRepublican
29.7%6,628
Terry FowlerDemocrat
24.6%5,496
22,340 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET