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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 57

A district of about 41,000 people, 55% Black, 18% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+31.9 relative to the nation for president.

Sylvia Taylor (D) · since Oct 14, 2023Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 runoff

Nov 18, 2023
  1. Sylvia Taylor (D) · won65.2%
  2. Russell "Russ" Wise (IND)34.8%

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.

D+31.922nd most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 57

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

19 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 runoffSylvia Taylor (D)Russell "Russ" Wise (I)30.4
2023Sylvia Taylor (D)Russell "Russ" Wise (I)1.5
Lines first used in 2012
2019Randal L. Gaines (D)—Unopposed
2015Randal L. Gaines (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffRandal L. Gaines (D)Russ Wise (I)38.0
2011No winner recordedRandal L. Gaines (D)—
2007 runoffNickie Monica (R)Broussard Baloney (D)14.3
2007No winner recordedNickie Monica (R)—
2003Robert R. Faucheux Jr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1999Robert R. Faucheux Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1995 runoffRobert R. Faucheux Jr. (D)Lloyd B. Johnson (D)2.2
1995No winner recordedLloyd B. Johnson (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffJoseph Accardo Jr. (D)Richard J. Holmes (R)8.0
1991No winner recordedJoseph Accardo Jr. (D)—
1987Joseph Accardo Jr. (D)Daniel E. Becnel Jr. (D)35.2
1983Joseph Accardo Jr. (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1979Joseph Accardo Jr. (D)Robert R. Faucheux Jr. (D)26.7
1975 runoffJoseph Accardo Jr. (D)—Unopposed
1972Joseph Accardo Jr. (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 57

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 57's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-6 77%, LA-2 23%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-19 93%, SD-2 7%

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 57.

Adults with a bachelor's degree18% 30th pct · 72nd of 103 in LA

Lower than 70% of seats.

White adults without a degree27% 25th pct · 77th of 103 in LA

Lower than 75% of seats.

Hispanic residents10% 84th pct · 17th of 103 in LA

Higher than 84% of seats.

Black residents55% 81st pct · 20th of 103 in LA

Higher than 81% of seats.

Asian residents1% 38th pct · 64th of 103 in LA

Lower than 62% of seats.

People per square mile132 39th pct · 63rd of 103 in LA

Less dense 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 58
55% Black · 22% college gradsD+27.6Not up in 2026District 44
57% Black · 23% college gradsD+35.6Not up in 2026District 16
64% BlackD+28.6Not up in 2026District 72
51% BlackD+9.4Not 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