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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 39

A district of about 37,000 people, 31% Black, 22% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+35.9 relative to the nation for president.

Doyle Boudreaux (R)Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 election

Oct 14, 2023
  1. Julie Emerson (R) · won71.7%
  2. Mckinley James Jr. (D)28.3%

Full results →

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.

R+35.951st most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 39

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

21 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2023Julie Emerson (R)Mckinley James Jr. (D)43.4
Lines first used in 2012
2019Julie Emerson (R)Paul Carter (D)40.3
2015Julie Emerson (R)FlipStephen Ortego (D)2.0
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffStephen Ortego (D)Don Menard (R)9.9
2011No winner recordedDon Menard (R)—
2007 runoffBobby G. Badon (D)Raymond Lalonde (R)3.3
2007No winner recordedRaymond Lalonde (R)—
2003Clara Guilbeau Baudoin (D)Charlotte Stemmans Clavier (D)29.4
Lines first used in 1992
1999 runoffClara Guilbeau Baudoin (D)Tommy Angelle (D)2.9
1999No winner recordedClara Guilbeau Baudoin (D)—
1995 runoffClara Guilbeau Baudoin (D)Raymond Lalonde (D)10.3
1995No winner recordedRaymond Lalonde (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991Raymond Lalonde (D)Ben Stelly (R)42.3
1987Raymond Lalonde (D)Ben Stelly (D)34.2
1983Raymond Lalonde (D)Jack Taylor Thompson (R)57.0
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffRaymond Lalonde (D)Walter J. Champagne Jr. (D)1.3
1979No winner recordedWalter J. Champagne Jr. (D)—
1975 runoffWalter J. Champagne Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1975No winner recordedWalter J. Champagne Jr. (D)—
1972Armand J. Brinkhaus (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1962
1968Frank Fulco · Algie D. Brown · P. J. Mills · Dayton Waller · Don Williamson · Jimmy Strain · Lonnie Aulds (D)Taylor W. Ohearn (R)2.5

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 39

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 39's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-3 100%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-24 55%, SD-23 37%, SD-17 8%

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 39.

Adults with a bachelor's degree22% 47th pct · 55th of 103 in LA

Lower than 53% of seats.

White adults without a degree50% 62nd pct · 40th of 103 in LA

Higher than 62% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 29th pct · 73rd of 103 in LA

Lower than 71% of seats.

Black residents31% 65th pct · 37th of 103 in LA

Higher than 65% of seats.

Asian residents2% 64th pct · 38th of 103 in LA

Higher than 64% of seats.

People per square mile493 61st pct · 41st of 103 in LA

Denser than 61% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 86
26% Black · 20% college gradsR+48.9Not up in 2026District 9
27% college gradsR+43.7Not up in 2026District 48
24% Black · 25% college gradsR+56.9Not up in 2026District 55
20% Black · 27% college gradsR+50.1Not 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