Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 3
A district of about 46,000 people, 72% Black, 12% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+55.4 relative to the nation for president.
2019 runoff
Nov 16, 2019- Tammy Phelps (D) · won50.6%
- Daryl Joy Walters (D)49.4%
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
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 2012 | |||
| 2019 runoff | Tammy Phelps (D) | Daryl Joy Walters (D) | 1.2 |
| 2019 | No winner recorded | Tammy Phelps (D) | — |
| 2015 | Barbara Norton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 runoff | Barbara Norton (D) | Lynn D. Cawthorne (D) | 12.2 |
| 2011 | No winner recorded | Barbara Norton (D) | — |
| 2007 | Barbara Norton (D) | Lindora Baker (D) | 18.0 |
| 2003 | Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) | Barbara Norton (D) | 3.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) | Mark Bolding (R) | 77.6 |
| 1995 runoff | Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) | Barbara Norton (D) | 20.5 |
| 1995 | No winner recorded | Ernest Baylor Jr. (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Willie Singleton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | James Singleton (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 runoff | Willie Singleton (D) | Jerry Tim Brooks (D) | 3.2 |
| 1983 | No winner recorded | Willie Singleton (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Forrest Dunn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Forrest Dunn (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Forrest Dunn (D) | — |
| 1972 | Forrest Dunn (D) | Charles S. Martin Jr. (I) | 76.7 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ralph R. Miller · Lloyd R. Himel (D) | Lester A. Duhe (R) | 38.8 |
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 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-4 100%
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 3.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Denser than 83% 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