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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 102

A district of about 41,000 people, 68% Black, 32% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+66.7 relative to the nation for president.

Delisha Boyd (D)Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019
  1. Gary Carter Jr. (D) · won · incumbent

Unopposed.

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

Where it sits among all 103 seats

Every Louisiana House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

D+66.78th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 102

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every election for this seat

18 races since 1972. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Gary Carter Jr. (D)—Unopposed
2015Gary Carter Jr. (D)Lourdes Moran (D)40.3
Lines first used in 2002
2011Jeffrey Arnold (D)Carlos Williams (D)62.4
2007Jeffrey Arnold (D)Natasha Anthonywells (D)36.1
2003Jeffrey Arnold (D)Ron Guidry (D)26.7
2002 special electionJeffrey Arnold (D)Demetrie E. Ford (D)50.0
Lines first used in 1992
1999Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (D)Kenneth P. Garrett Sr. (D)45.9
1995 runoffJacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (D)Ron Guidry (D)1.8
1995No winner recordedJacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffTroy Carter (D)Steven Ruiz (D)11.5
1991No winner recordedSteven Ruiz (D)—
1987Francis C. Heitmeier (D)Betty A. Johnson (D)46.7
1983 runoffFrancis C. Heitmeier (D)Leon M. Langley (D)23.5
1983No winner recordedFrancis C. Heitmeier (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979Jon D. Johnson (D)Thomas Jasper (D)15.0
1975 runoffThomas Jasper (D)Daniel E. Byrd (D)11.1
1975No winner recordedThomas Jasper (D)—
1972Theodore J. Marchand (D)—Unopposed

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Districts that overlap District 102

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 102's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-2 100%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-7 99%

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 103 seats. Small marks are other seats in Louisiana. The black marker is District 102.

Adults with a bachelor's degree32% 73rd pct · 29th of 103 in LA

Higher than 73% of seats.

White adults without a degree11% 5th pct · 98th of 103 in LA

Lower than 95% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 73rd pct · 29th of 103 in LA

Higher than 73% of seats.

Black residents68% 92nd pct · 9th of 103 in LA

Higher than 92% of seats.

Asian residents2% 71st pct · 31st of 103 in LA

Higher than 71% of seats.

People per square mile2,149 84th pct · 17th of 103 in LA

Denser than 84% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 97
65% Black · 39% college gradsD+82.4Not up in 2026District 93
55% Black · 38% college gradsD+80.9Not up in 2026District 2
60% BlackD+59.8Not up in 2026District 61
71% Black · 23% college gradsD+71.9Not up in 2026

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET