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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 53

A district of about 33,000 people, 10% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+49.2 relative to the nation for president.

Jessica Domangue (R) · since Oct 14, 2023Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 runoff

Nov 18, 2023
  1. Jessica Domangue (R) · won51.6%
  2. Dirk Guidry (R)48.4%

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+49.272nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 53

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

24 races since 1972. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2023 runoffJessica Domangue (R)Dirk Guidry (R)3.2
2023Jessica Domangue (R)Dirk Guidry (R)6.4
Lines first used in 2012
2019Tanner Magee (R)—Unopposed
2015 runoffTanner Magee (R)Lenar Whitney (R)21.7
2015No winner recordedTanner Magee (R)—
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffLenar Whitney (R)Billy J. Hebert (R)18.5
2011No winner recordedLenar Whitney (R)—
2007Damon J. Baldone (D)Wallace Ellender (R)14.5
2003Damon J. Baldone (D)Oneil P. Malbrough (D)8.4
Lines first used in 1992
2001 runoffDamon J. Baldone (D)Johnny Glover (D)1.7
1999Damon J. Baldone (D)—Unopposed
1995 runoffReggie P. Dupre Jr. (D)Matthew Hagen (R)11.2
1995No winner recordedReggie P. Dupre Jr. (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffRobert Bergeron (D)Betty Broussard Blaize (R)35.1
1991No winner recordedRobert Bergeron (D)—
1987 runoffJohnny Glover (D)Joe Palmisano (D)19.6
1987No winner recordedJohnny Glover (D)—
1983 runoffMurray J. Hebert (D)Marty J. Chabert (D)17.1
1983No winner recordedMurray J. Hebert (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffMurray J. Hebert (D)Johnny Glover (D)6.9
1979No winner recordedJohnny Glover (D)—
1975 runoffLeonard Chabert (D)—Unopposed
1975No winner recordedLeonard Chabert (D)—
1972Leonard Chabert (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 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 53

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 53's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-1 64%, LA-3 36%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-20 100%

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 53.

Adults with a bachelor's degree10% 0th pct · 103rd of 103 in LA

Lowest of 103 seats.

White adults without a degree64% 94th pct · 7th of 103 in LA

Higher than 94% of seats.

Hispanic residents6% 56th pct · 46th of 103 in LA

Higher than 56% of seats.

Black residents13% 16th pct · 87th of 103 in LA

Lower than 84% of seats.

Asian residents0% 12th pct · 91st of 103 in LA

Lower than 88% of seats.

People per square mile20 4th pct · 99th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 96% 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 38
22% BlackR+53.3Not up in 2026District 32
LouisianaR+69.3Not up in 2026District 41
LouisianaR+59.4Not up in 2026District 28
27% BlackR+43.8Not 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