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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 22

A district of about 40,000 people, 26% Black, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+54.3 relative to the nation for president.

Gabe Firment (R) · since Oct 12, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019 · changed party
  1. Gabe Firment (R) · won64.8%
  2. Carl Ray Lasyone (R)35.2%

Full results →

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+54.380th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 22

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

20 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 2012
2019Gabe Firment (R)FlipCarl Ray Lasyone (R)29.5
2015Terry Brown (OTH)John Stephens (R)4.7
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffTerry Brown (IND)Billy R. Chandler (R)4.8
2011No winner recordedBilly R. Chandler (R)—
2007Billy R. Chandler (D)Brandon Vickers (R)39.7
2003 runoffTommy Wright (D)Tony K. Owens (R)3.7
2003No winner recordedTommy Wright (D)—
Lines first used in 1992
1999Tommy Wright (D)Ira Preuett (R)4.6
1995Tommy Wright (D)Clifford Zell (D)5.4
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffSteve Gunn (IND)Dale Smith (D)0.5
1991No winner recordedDale Smith (D)—
1987 runoffDale Smith (D)Thomas Brady (D)8.1
1987No winner recordedThomas Brady (D)—
1983 runoffThomas Brady (D)W. L. Rambo (D)1.4
1983No winner recordedThomas Brady (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979Thomas Brady (D)Scotty Maxwell (D)40.2
1975 runoffThomas Brady (D)Terry R. Reeves (D)9.9
1975No winner recordedThomas Brady (D)—
1972Kirby D. Mills (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1962
1968Joseph A. Casey (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 22

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 22's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 97%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-35 43%, SD-32 36%, SD-29 19%

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 22.

Adults with a bachelor's degree19% 36th pct · 66th of 103 in LA

Lower than 64% of seats.

White adults without a degree50% 65th pct · 37th of 103 in LA

Higher than 65% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 52nd pct · 50th of 103 in LA

Higher than 52% of seats.

Black residents26% 57th pct · 45th of 103 in LA

Higher than 57% of seats.

Asian residents1% 30th pct · 72nd of 103 in LA

Lower than 70% of seats.

People per square mile36 13th pct · 90th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 87% 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 38
22% BlackR+53.3Not up in 2026District 46
26% BlackR+52.7Not up in 2026District 13
28% BlackR+45.4Not up in 2026District 51
LouisianaR+47.7Not 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