Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 34
A district of about 35,000 people, 67% Black, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+61.7 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Wilford Carter (D) · won62.2%
- Kevin D. Guidry (D)29.9%
- Franklin D. Lewis Sr. (D)7.9%
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
22 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 | Wilford Carter (D) | Kevin D. Guidry (D) | 32.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 runoff | Wilford Carter (D) | Kevin D. Guidry (D) | 14.3 |
| 2019 | No winner recorded | Wilford Carter (D) | — |
| 2015 runoff | A. B. Franklin (D) | Wilford Carter (D) | 1.1 |
| 2015 | No winner recorded | Wilford Carter (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | A. B. Franklin (D) | Paul Geary (D) | 56.2 |
| 2007 runoff | A. B. Franklin (D) | Tony Guillory (D) | 15.0 |
| 2007 | No winner recorded | A. B. Franklin (D) | — |
| 2003 | Elcie Joseph Guillory (D) | James L. Mayo (D) | 39.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Elcie Joseph Guillory (D) | Robert L. Simpson (D) | 69.1 |
| 1995 | Elcie Joseph Guillory (D) | Donald D. D. Jackson (D) | 61.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Wilford Carter (D) | Donald D. D. Jackson (D) | 17.8 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Wilford Carter (D) | — |
| 1987 | Wilford Carter (D) | Donald D. D. Jackson (D) | 31.6 |
| 1983 runoff | Wilford Carter (D) | Allen August (D) | 13.9 |
| 1983 | No winner recorded | Wilford Carter (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | Mike L. Hogan (D) | Bob Jacobs (D) | 26.8 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | Mike L. Hogan (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | Mike L. Hogan (D) | Louis Edwards (D) | 20.3 |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Mike L. Hogan (D) | — |
| 1972 | William L. McLeod Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Lillian W. Walker · Eugene Webb McGehee · Carl V. Dawson · Laurence A. Delaroderie · Richard E. Cheek · Christian Faser Jr. · Irving R. Boudreaux (D) | E. Clark Gaudin (R) | 2.4 |
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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-3 100%
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 34.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Lower than 87% of seats.
Lower than 52% of seats.
Higher than 90% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Denser than 73% 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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71% Black · 23% college gradsD+71.9Not up in 2026District 4
74% BlackD+50.6Not 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