Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 38
A district of about 46,000 people, 22% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+53.3 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019 · changed party- Rhonda Butler (R) · won60.1%
- Philcowboy Lemoine (D)26.5%
- Taranza Arvie (D)13.3%
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
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Rhonda Butler (R)Flip | Philcowboy Lemoine (D) | 33.6 |
| 2015 | H. Bernard Lebas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | H. Bernard Lebas (D) | Julie Disotell Harrington (R) | 23.5 |
| 2007 | H. Bernard Lebas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Eric Lafleur (D) | Brent Sanders (I) | 61.2 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Eric Lafleur (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Dirk Deville (D) | Eric Lafleur (D) | 20.1 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Dirk Deville (D) | Danny Lemoine (D) | 4.4 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Danny Lemoine (D) | — |
| 1987 | Danny Lemoine (D) | Hampton Dupre (D) | 31.0 |
| 1983 | Danny Lemoine (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | J. Luke Soileau (D) | Howard B. Fontenot (D) | 13.4 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | J. Luke Soileau (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | John Larry Vidrine (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Joseph Emile Coreil (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John S. Pickett Jr. · Joe Cooper (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 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 38
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 38'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 38.
Lower than 80% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Higher than 57% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Lower than 69% of seats.
Less dense than 84% 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