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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 13

A district of about 45,000 people, 28% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+45.4 relative to the nation for president.

Jack McFarland (R) · since Oct 24, 2015Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019
  1. Jack McFarland (R) · 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.

R+45.465th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 13

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

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Jack McFarland (R)—Unopposed
2015Jack McFarland (R)Philip Lawrence (D)20.5
Lines first used in 2002
2011James R. Fannin (D)—Unopposed
2007James R. Fannin (D)Jason E. Cook (D)57.1
2003 runoffJames R. Fannin (D)Todd Culpepper (D)11.1
2003No winner recordedJames R. Fannin (D)—
2003 runoffJames R. Fannin (D)Todd Culpepper (D)12.2
Lines first used in 1992
1999Rodney Alexander (D)—Unopposed
1995Rodney Alexander (D)George H. Cook (D)34.4
Lines first used in 1982
1991Rodney Alexander (D)Randell Jordan (D)56.4
1987Rodney Alexander (D)Mike Tinnerello (D)16.8
1983Mike Tinnerello (D)Jamie Fair (D)7.0
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffJamie Fair (D)T. F. Chandler (D)5.8
1979No winner recordedJamie Fair (D)—
1975 runoffE. L. Henry (D)—Unopposed
1975No winner recordedE. L. Henry (D)—
1972E. L. Henry (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1962
1968Carl Wagner (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary runoff · 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 13

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 13's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 59%, LA-4 41%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-31 41%, SD-35 35%, SD-29 24%

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 13.

Adults with a bachelor's degree16% 17th pct · 86th of 103 in LA

Lower than 83% of seats.

White adults without a degree54% 74th pct · 28th of 103 in LA

Higher than 74% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 30th pct · 72nd of 103 in LA

Lower than 70% of seats.

Black residents28% 61st pct · 41st of 103 in LA

Higher than 61% of seats.

Asian residents1% 40th pct · 62nd of 103 in LA

Lower than 60% of seats.

People per square mile17 3rd pct · 100th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 97% 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 7
27% BlackR+41.2Not up in 2026District 28
27% BlackR+43.8Not up in 2026District 19
31% BlackR+52.2Not up in 2026District 46
26% BlackR+52.7Not 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