Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 1
A district of about 122,000 people, 21% Black, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+33.7 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Bob Owen (R) · won60.6%
- Ray Garofalo (R)39.4%
Source: Louisiana Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM ET
Where it sits among all 38 seats
Every Louisiana State Senate 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
18 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 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Bob Owen (R) | Ray Garofalo (R) | 21.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Sharon W. Hewitt (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Sharon W. Hewitt (R) | Matthew P. Schneider III (R) | 17.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | A. G. Crowe (R) | Nita Rusich Hutter (R) | 38.2 |
| 2007 | A. G. Crowe (R) | Kenneth L. Odinet Sr. (D) | 3.6 |
| 2003 runoff | Walter J. Boasso (R) | Wayne J. Landry (D) | 22.4 |
| 2003 | No winner recorded | Walter J. Boasso (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 runoff | Lynn Dean (R) | Diana B. Dysart (D) | 5.3 |
| 1999 | No winner recorded | Lynn Dean (R) | — |
| 1995 runoff | Lynn Dean (R) | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | 7.3 |
| 1995 | No winner recorded | Lynn Dean (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | Mary B. Faucheux (D) | 36.4 |
| 1987 | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | Lynn Dean (R) | 24.8 |
| 1983 | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Samuel B. Nunez (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John Johnston · Joe Lesage · Jackson B. Davis (D) | Tom Stagg (R) | 7.4 |
Primaries: 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 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-1 98%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 38 seats. Small marks are other seats in Louisiana. The black marker is District 1.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Less dense than 78% 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 1924% Black · 24% college gradsR+26.0Not up in 2026District 36
25% Black · 26% college gradsR+43.8Not up in 2026District 22
26% Black · 24% college gradsR+41.4Not up in 2026District 37
22% Black · 27% college gradsR+40.1Not 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