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2011Final results

2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 38

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Sherri Smith Cheek (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Troy Terrell (R) by 14.4 points.

Sherri Smith CheekRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%10,570
Troy TerrellRepublican
42.8%7,912
18,482 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

EvenD+0.41987 runoffR+67.51991R+36.62003R+13.62015D+4.92015 runoffR+1.42019

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET