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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 20

A district of about 53,000 people, 21% Black, 15% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+72.2 relative to the nation for president.

Neil Riser (R) · since Nov 16, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 election

Oct 14, 2023
  1. Neil Riser (R) · won57.2%
  2. Kevin Bates (R)42.8%

Full results →

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.

R+72.2100th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 20

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

22 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2023Neil Riser (R)Kevin Bates (R)14.4
Lines first used in 2012
2019 runoffNeil Riser (R)Kevin Bates (R)1.6
2019No winner recordedNeil Riser (R)—
2015Steve E. Pylant (R)Cleve Womack (R)22.1
Lines first used in 2002
2011Steve E. Pylant (R)FlipCleve Womack (D)12.7
2007 runoffNoble Ellington (D)Cleve Womack (D)4.4
2007No winner recordedNoble Ellington (D)—
2003 runoffLelon Luther Kenney (D)Roger Beall (D)26.3
2003No winner recordedLelon Luther Kenney (D)—
Lines first used in 1992
1999Lelon Luther Kenney (D)Roger Beall (D)38.1
1995 runoffLelon Luther Kenney (D)Billy Cobb (D)5.4
1995No winner recordedBilly Cobb (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991Noble Ellington (D)Dennis Grady Stewart (D)44.6
1987 runoffNoble Ellington (D)Rod Elrod (D)7.4
1987No winner recordedNoble Ellington (D)—
1983W. Fox McKeithen (D)Glen Williams (D)22.4
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffGlen Williams (D)John Guice (D)11.9
1979No winner recordedJohn Guice (D)—
1975 runoffLanny Johnson (D)Joe M. Gravelie (D)10.1
1975No winner recordedLanny Johnson (D)—
1972Lantz Womack (D)Terry Clingan (R)33.9
Lines first used in 1962
1968Ernest N. Morial (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 20

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 20's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 100%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-32 97%

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 20.

Adults with a bachelor's degree15% 12th pct · 91st of 103 in LA

Lower than 88% of seats.

White adults without a degree62% 89th pct · 12th of 103 in LA

Higher than 89% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 17th pct · 86th of 103 in LA

Lower than 83% of seats.

Black residents21% 42nd pct · 60th of 103 in LA

Lower than 58% of seats.

Asian residents0% 14th pct · 89th of 103 in LA

Lower than 86% of seats.

People per square mile25 8th pct · 95th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 92% 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 32
LouisianaR+69.3Not up in 2026District 37
LouisianaR+57.3Not up in 2026District 81
21% Black · 20% college gradsR+61.1Not up in 2026District 47
LouisianaR+70.5Not 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