Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 26
A district of about 33,000 people, 68% Black, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+41.7 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Ed Larvadain (D) · won61.5%
- Sandra Franklin (D)20.2%
- Reddex Washington (D)18.3%
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
19 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 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Ed Larvadain (D) | Sandra Franklin (D) | 41.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Ed Larvadain (D) | Sandra Franklin (D) | 27.4 |
| 2015 | Jeffrey Hall (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Herbert B. Dixon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Herbert B. Dixon (D) | Kelvin G. Sanders (D) | 21.8 |
| 2003 runoff | Israel Curtis (D) | Herbert B. Dixon (D) | 6.0 |
| 2003 | No winner recorded | Israel Curtis (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Israel Curtis (D) | Noland J. Hammond (D) | 44.1 |
| 1995 | Israel Curtis (D) | Willard Harp (R) | 43.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Israel Curtis (D) | Robert Jordan (R) | 7.2 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Israel Curtis (D) | — |
| 1987 runoff | Charles Herring (D) | Gene Cicardo (D) | 5.3 |
| 1987 | No winner recorded | Gene Cicardo (D) | — |
| 1983 | John W. Scott (D) | Chris J. Roy (D) | 29.7 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | John W. Scott (D) | Arnold Jack Rosenthal (D) | 53.8 |
| 1975 runoff | John W. Scott (D) | Lloyd G. Teekell (D) | 9.5 |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | John W. Scott (D) | — |
| 1972 | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | Clyde Connell (R) | 42.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Edward L. Boesch · Donald L. Fortier · Nat Kiefer · Ernest Joseph Hessler Jr. (D) | Lawrence F. Zimmermann (R) | 16.0 |
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 26
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 26's area in each.
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 26.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Lower than 78% of seats.
Lower than 86% of seats.
Higher than 91% of seats.
Lower than 61% of seats.
Denser than 68% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
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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