Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 5
A district of about 45,000 people, 23% Black, 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+45.5 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Alan Seabaugh (R) · won · incumbent66.2%
- Brian A. Salvatore (D)33.8%
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
15 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Alan Seabaugh (R) | Brian A. Salvatore (D) | 32.4 |
| 2015 | Alan Seabaugh (R) | Eileen Velez (D) | 42.2 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Alan Seabaugh (R) | Cynthia Norton Robertson (R) | 58.5 |
| 2007 | Wayne Waddell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Wayne Waddell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Wayne Waddell (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Roy Brun (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Roy Brun (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 runoff | Roy Brun (R) | Walter F. Clawson (D) | 8.7 |
| 1987 | No winner recorded | Walter F. Clawson (D) | — |
| 1983 | B. F. Oneal Jr. (R) | Ponder F. McInnis (D) | 37.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | B. F. Oneal Jr. (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | B. F. Oneal Jr. (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | B. F. Oneal Jr. (R) | Gard Wayt (D) | 11.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Armand J. Brinkhaus · Curtis Joubert · Howard B. Dejean Jr. (D) | Robert Daigle (R) | 25.0 |
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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5'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 5.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 64% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 74% of seats.
Less dense than 74% 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 2529% Black · 30% college gradsR+47.3Not up in 2026District 14
23% Black · 42% college gradsR+45.1Not up in 2026District 12
21% Black · 29% college gradsR+57.1Not up in 2026District 56
28% college gradsR+41.0Not 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