Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 29
A district of about 39,000 people, 75% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+48.3 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Edmond Jordan (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
18 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 | Edmond Jordan (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 runoff | Ronnie Edwards (D) | Edmond Jordan (D) | 18.2 |
| 2015 | No winner recorded | Ronnie Edwards (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Regina Barrow (D) | Edmond Jordan (D) | 27.9 |
| 2007 | Regina Barrow (D) | Sarah Holliday (D) | 40.9 |
| 2003 | Sharon Westonbroome (D) | Donald R. Dobbins (D) | 59.6 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Sharon Westonbroome (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Sharon Westonbroome (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Sharon Westonbroome (D) | Ron Johnson (I) | 18.2 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Sharon Westonbroome (D) | — |
| 1987 | Clyde W. Kimball (D) | Thomas L. Zito (D) | 42.1 |
| 1983 | Clyde W. Kimball (D) | Emmett Spooner (D) | 53.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | Charles W. Dewitt Jr. (D) | Howard Joffrion Jr. (D) | 6.3 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | Howard Joffrion Jr. (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | Wilbur Dyer (D) | Q. A. Clark (D) | 22.2 |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Wilbur Dyer (D) | — |
| 1972 | Robert J. Munson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John J. Hainkel · Thomas A. Casey (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29'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 29.
Lower than 82% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Denser than 63% 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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Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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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