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Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana House District 72

A district of about 45,000 people, 51% Black, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+9.4 relative to the nation for president.

Robby Carter (D) · since Oct 23, 1999Next election Nov 2, 2027

2023 election

Oct 14, 2023
  1. Robby Carter (D) · won67.5%
  2. Roderick "Devon" Matthews (D)32.5%

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+9.429th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican52nd seat · the majority lineDistrict 72

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

22 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
2023Robby Carter (D)Roderick "Devon" Matthews (D)35.1
Lines first used in 2012
2019Robby Carter (D)Marylee Bellau (I)61.9
2015 runoffRobby Carter (D)Hunter Carter (D)26.4
2015No winner recordedRobby Carter (D)—
Lines first used in 2002
2011John Bel Edwards (D)Johnny Duncan (I)66.1
2007 runoffJohn Bel Edwards (D)George R. Tucker (D)31.7
2007No winner recordedJohn Bel Edwards (D)—
2003Robby Carter (D)R. J. Saia (R)63.6
Lines first used in 1992
1999Robby Carter (D)Kenneth Fabre (D)20.2
1995 runoffBuster Guzzardo (D)J. Roosevelt Gremillion (D)14.7
1995No winner recordedBuster Guzzardo (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991 runoffBuster Guzzardo (D)Jimmie Meadows (D)13.3
1991No winner recordedBuster Guzzardo (D)—
1987 runoffBuster Guzzardo (D)Weldon Russell (D)10.0
1987No winner recordedWeldon Russell (D)—
1983 runoffWeldon Russell (D)Ty Cobb Lanier (D)11.2
1983No winner recordedTy Cobb Lanier (D)—
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffTy Cobb Lanier (D)Shelby Alford (D)11.4
1979No winner recordedTy Cobb Lanier (D)—
1975 runoffTy Cobb Lanier (D)Shelby Alford (D)4.5
1975No winner recordedTy Cobb Lanier (D)—
1972Frank L. Anzalone (D)A. C. Powell III (R)43.7

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 72

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 72's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 100%
Louisiana State Senate
SD-6 48%, SD-12 33%, SD-17 15%

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 72.

Adults with a bachelor's degree19% 35th pct · 67th of 103 in LA

Lower than 65% of seats.

White adults without a degree35% 36th pct · 66th of 103 in LA

Lower than 64% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 23rd pct · 80th of 103 in LA

Lower than 77% of seats.

Black residents51% 78th pct · 23rd of 103 in LA

Higher than 78% of seats.

Asian residents0% 18th pct · 85th of 103 in LA

Lower than 82% of seats.

People per square mile69 25th pct · 77th of 103 in LA

Less dense than 75% 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 62
58% BlackD+13.2Not up in 2026District 11
60% BlackD+14.4Not up in 2026District 96
43% BlackD+13.9Not up in 2026District 40
51% BlackD+7.0Not 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