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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 11

A district of about 37,000 people, 60% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+14.4 relative to the nation for president.

Rashid Young (D)Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019
  1. Patrick O. Jefferson (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+14.426th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 11

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

19 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Patrick O. Jefferson (D)—Unopposed
2015Patrick O. Jefferson (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Patrick O. Jefferson (D)Rory L. Bedford (D)24.4
2007Richard Gallot Jr. (D)Delores Wilkerson Smith (D)44.6
2003Richard Gallot Jr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2000 special electionRichard Gallot Jr. (D)Ellen D. Smiley (D)41.9
1999Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (D)Douglas R. Sapp (D)60.2
1995Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (D)Willie J. Young (D)40.7
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffPinkie Carolyn Wilkerson (D)Kenneth Volentine (D)3.6
1991No winner recordedKenneth Volentine (D)—
1987 runoffKenneth Volentine (D)Bobby L. Green (D)20.0
1987No winner recordedBobby L. Green (D)—
1983 runoffJimmy Long (D)Louise Johnson (D)2.1
1983No winner recordedLouise Johnson (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979Loy Weaver (D)Louise Johnson (D)11.9
1975 runoffLoy Weaver (D)George H. Smith (D)3.6
1975No winner recordedGeorge H. Smith (D)—
1972Louise Johnson (D)Gene Allen (I)51.1
Lines first used in 1962
1968W. D. Folkes (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 Democratic primary · 1967 Democratic primary

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 11

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 11's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-4 89%, LA-5 11%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-33 78%, SD-29 15%, SD-31 7%

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 11.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 23rd pct · 80th of 103 in LA

Lower than 77% of seats.

White adults without a degree28% 27th pct · 75th of 103 in LA

Lower than 73% of seats.

Hispanic residents2% 3rd pct · 100th of 103 in LA

Lower than 97% of seats.

Black residents60% 85th pct · 16th of 103 in LA

Higher than 85% of seats.

Asian residents0% 4th pct · 99th of 103 in LA

Lower than 96% of seats.

People per square mile37 14th pct · 89th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 86% 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 62
58% BlackD+13.2Not up in 2026District 72
51% BlackD+9.4Not up in 2026District 21
51% BlackD+0.6Not up in 2026District 40
51% BlackD+7.0Not 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