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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 62

A district of about 43,000 people, 58% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.2 relative to the nation for president.

Roy Adams (D) · since Nov 16, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 election

Oct 14, 2023
  1. Roy Adams (D) · won51.0%
  2. Dadrius Lanus (D)28.7%
  3. Daniel Banguel (D)20.4%

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.

D+13.228th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 62

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

20 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 2022
2023Roy Adams (D)Dadrius Lanus (D)22.3
Lines first used in 2012
2019 runoffRoy Adams (D)Johnny Arceneaux (R)6.5
2019No winner recordedRoy Adams (D)—
2015Kenny Havard (R)Ronnie Jett (D)26.8
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffKenny Havard (R)Ken Dawson (D)22.7
2011No winner recordedKenny Havard (R)—
2007Thomas H. McVea (R)David Ridder (D)22.9
2003Thomas H. McVea (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
2000 runoffThomas H. McVea (R)FlipMyron Hall (D)4.4
1999John Travis (D)Brenda Braud (R)12.9
1995John Travis (D)Rick Guillory (R)19.4
Lines first used in 1982
1991John Travis (D)Dotti G. Knost (R)28.3
1987John Travis (D)Dotti G. Knost (R)27.4
1983 runoffJohn Travis (D)Tom McVea (D)8.6
1983No winner recordedTom McVea (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffTom McVea (D)Ronald R. Anderson (D)10.2
1979No winner recordedRonald R. Anderson (D)—
1975 runoffJoe A. Fudge (D)Audrey Nabor Jackson (D)27.3
1975No winner recordedJoe A. Fudge (D)—
1972W. D. Folkes (D)Robert L. Raborn (R)50.1

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 62

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 62's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 91%, LA-6 7%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-17 91%, SD-15 6%

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 62.

Adults with a bachelor's degree20% 42nd pct · 60th of 103 in LA

Lower than 58% of seats.

White adults without a degree29% 31st pct · 71st of 103 in LA

Lower than 69% of seats.

Hispanic residents1% 0th pct · 103rd of 103 in LA

Lowest of 103 seats.

Black residents58% 83rd pct · 18th of 103 in LA

Higher than 83% of seats.

Asian residents0% 20th pct · 83rd of 103 in LA

Lower than 80% of seats.

People per square mile86 32nd pct · 70th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 68% 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 11
60% BlackD+14.4Not up in 2026District 72
51% BlackD+9.4Not up in 2026District 40
51% BlackD+7.0Not up in 2026District 16
64% BlackD+28.6Not 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