2019Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2019 election for Louisiana Senate District 38
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Barry Milligan (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating John Milkovich (D) by 24.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Barry MilliganRepublican · winner
50.7%16,266
John MilkovichDemocrat · incumbent
26.3%8,447
Katrina D. EarlyDemocrat
22.9%7,359
32,072 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 2019
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET