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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 55

A district of about 45,000 people, 20% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.1 relative to the nation for president.

Bryan Fontenot (R) · since Oct 12, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019 · changed party
  1. Bryan Fontenot (R) · won52.7%
  2. Donovan Fremin (R)47.3%

Full results →

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.

R+50.175th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 55

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

14 races since 1972; 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 2012
2019Bryan Fontenot (R)FlipDonovan Fremin (R)5.4
2015Jerome Richard (IND)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Jerome Richard (IND)Bobby Grabert (R)56.1
2007 runoffJerome Richard (OTH)Michael Matherne (D)17.2
2007No winner recordedJerome Richard (I)—
2003Warren J. Triche Jr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1999Warren J. Triche Jr. (D)Percy Chiasson (D)66.8
1995Warren J. Triche Jr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1991Warren J. Triche Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1987Warren J. Triche Jr. (D)Leon L. Borne Jr. (D)4.5
1983Leon L. Borne Jr. (D)T. Benton Harang (D)32.4
Lines first used in 1972
1979W. J. Tauzin (D)Charles R. Banta III (D)80.3
1975 runoffW. J. Tauzin (D)—Unopposed
1972W. J. Tauzin (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 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 55

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 55's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-6 55%, LA-1 45%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-19 83%, SD-2 9%

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 55.

Adults with a bachelor's degree27% 64th pct · 38th of 103 in LA

Higher than 64% of seats.

White adults without a degree51% 68th pct · 34th of 103 in LA

Higher than 68% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 33rd pct · 69th of 103 in LA

Lower than 67% of seats.

Black residents20% 39th pct · 63rd of 103 in LA

Lower than 61% of seats.

Asian residents1% 28th pct · 74th of 103 in LA

Lower than 72% of seats.

People per square mile171 45th pct · 57th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 55% 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 9
27% college gradsR+43.7Not up in 2026District 86
26% Black · 20% college gradsR+48.9Not up in 2026District 35
27% college gradsR+63.8Not up in 2026District 12
21% Black · 29% college gradsR+57.1Not 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