Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 8
A district of about 50,000 people, 23% Black, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+46.8 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Raymond Crews (R) · won
Unopposed.
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.
Democratic
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
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Raymond Crews (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Mike Johnson (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Jeff Thompson (R) | Duke Lowrie (R) | 13.5 |
| 2007 | Jane H. Smith (R) | Gary Miller (R) | 24.5 |
| 2003 | Jane H. Smith (R) | Ryan Gatti (R) | 33.9 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Jane H. Smith (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Robert E. Barton (R) | Bob G. Burford (D) | 18.3 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Robert Adley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | E. G. Adley (D) | Freddy Shewmake (I) | 20.4 |
| 1983 | Robert Adley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Robert Adley (D) | C. L. Sanders (D) | 37.1 |
| 1975 runoff | Walter Bigby (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Walter Bigby (D) | — |
| 1972 | Walter Bigby (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | A. O. Rappalet · Richard P. Guidry (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary runoff · 1967 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 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8's area in each.
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 8.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 66% of seats.
Lower than 52% of seats.
Higher than 53% of seats.
Denser than 67% 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 10433% college gradsR+39.9Not up in 2026District 90
21% Black · 29% college gradsR+30.8Not up in 2026District 59
39% college gradsR+40.8Not up in 2026District 14
23% Black · 42% college gradsR+45.1Not 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