Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 98
A district of about 43,000 people, 68% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+55.1 relative to the nation for president.
2019 runoff
Nov 16, 2019- Aimee Adattofreeman (D) · won57.8%
- Kea Sherman (D)42.2%
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
16 races since 1972; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 runoff | Aimee Adattofreeman (D) | Kea Sherman (D) | 15.6 |
| 2019 | No winner recorded | Aimee Adattofreeman (D) | — |
| 2015 | Neil Abramson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Neil Abramson (D) | John French (R) | 47.2 |
| 2007 runoff | Neil Abramson (D) | James P. Johnson (D) | 49.0 |
| 2007 | No winner recorded | Neil Abramson (D) | — |
| 2003 runoff | Cheryl A. Gray (D) | Randy Evans (R) | 20.1 |
| 2003 | No winner recorded | Cheryl A. Gray (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Melinda Schwegmann (D)Flip | Ermence Deboseparent (D) | 9.3 |
| 1995 | Garey Forster (R) | Norbert Rome (D) | 22.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Garey Forster (R) | Lawrence P. Bourgeois Jr. (D) | 42.7 |
| 1987 | Garey Forster (R)Flip | C. Joseph Murray (D) | 9.2 |
| 1983 | Garey Forster (D) | Sean P. Early (D) | 25.0 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Ben Bagert (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Ben Bagert (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Ben Bagert (D) | — | Unopposed |
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 98
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 98'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 98.
Highest of 103 seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Lower than 67% of seats.
Higher than 88% of seats.
Denser than 97% 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 9139% Black · 54% college gradsD+73.1Not up in 2026District 67
42% Black · 40% college gradsD+56.5Not up in 2026District 68
24% Black · 59% college gradsR+7.5Not up in 2026District 70
22% Black · 59% college gradsR+6.2Not 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