Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 19
A district of about 45,000 people, 31% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+52.2 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Francis Thompson (R) · won77.9%
- Norm Davis (IND)22.1%
Source: Louisiana Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM 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
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Francis Thompson (R) | Norm Davis (I) | 55.9 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Francis Thompson (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Charles R. Chaney (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Charles R. Chaney (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Charles R. Chaney (D) | Anita Tennantmack (D) | 44.7 |
| 2003 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Francis Thompson (D) | David L. Barton (D) | 53.0 |
| 1995 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Francis Thompson (D) | Deborah Reese (D) | 67.8 |
| 1987 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Francis Thompson (D) | Moses Junior Williams (D) | 45.5 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Francis Thompson (D) | — |
| 1972 | Benny G. Christian (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Dan O. C. Guilliot · J. Luke Leblanc · Fredric G. Hayes (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 19
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 19'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 19.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Higher than 71% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Higher than 64% of seats.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Less dense than 94% 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 727% BlackR+41.2Not up in 2026District 13
28% BlackR+45.4Not up in 2026District 46
26% BlackR+52.7Not up in 2026District 10
32% BlackR+37.9Not 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