Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 17
A district of about 38,000 people, 74% Black, 11% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+43.6 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Pat Moore (D) · won
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.
Democratic
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
17 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Pat Moore (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Marcus Hunter (D) | Heath Albritton (R) | 40.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 runoff | Marcus Hunter (D) | Billye Burns (D) | 0.1 |
| 2011 | No winner recorded | Billye Burns (D) | — |
| 2007 | Rosalind D. Jones (D) | King Dawson (D) | 41.3 |
| 2003 | Willie Hunter Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Willie Hunter Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Willie Hunter Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Willie Hunter Jr. (D) | King Dawson (D) | 32.0 |
| 1987 | Charles D. Jones (D) | Joe Davis (D) | 63.0 |
| 1983 | Charles D. Jones (D) | Roy Shelling (D) | 57.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | Charles D. Jones (D) | Francis J. Hays (D) | 20.4 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | Charles D. Jones (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | T. W. Humphries (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | T. W. Humphries (D) | — |
| 1972 | T. W. Humphries (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | P. J. Laborde Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 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 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-5 100%
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 17.
Lower than 99% of seats.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Denser than 60% 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.
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72% BlackD+55.4Not up in 2026District 4
74% BlackD+50.6Not 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