Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 17
A district of about 117,000 people, 35% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+33.7 relative to the nation for president.
2022 election
Nov 8, 2022- Caleb Kleinpeter (R) · won50.4%
- Jeremy S. Lacombe (D)41.9%
- Kirk Rousset (R)7.6%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM 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 | |||
| 2022 | Caleb Kleinpeter (R) | Jeremy S. Lacombe (D) | 8.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Rick Ward III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Rick Ward III (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Rick Ward III (D) | Larry Thomas (D) | 40.0 |
| 2007 | Robert Marionneaux Jr. (D) | Martha Manuel (D) | 65.2 |
| 2003 | Robert Marionneaux Jr. (D) | Tim Johnson (R) | 32.4 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 runoff | Robert Marionneaux Jr. (D) | Tim Johnson (R) | 1.7 |
| 1999 | No winner recorded | Robert Marionneaux Jr. (D) | — |
| 1995 | Thomas A. Greene (D) | J. E. Jumonville (D) | 15.2 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Thomas A. Greene (D) | J. E. Jumonville (D) | 1.4 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | J. E. Jumonville (D) | — |
| 1987 | J. E. Jumonville (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | J. E. Jumonville (D) | Sam Cashio (D) | 43.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | J. E. Jumonville (D) | Hanson J. Lopez (D) | 69.4 |
| 1975 runoff | J. E. Jumonville (D) | Joseph Barr Ewing (D) | 15.4 |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | J. E. Jumonville (D) | — |
| 1972 | J. E. Jumonville (D) | George Wilson Banta (R) | 58.2 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | George T. Oubre (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 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 17
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 17's area in each.
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 17.
Lower than 70% of seats.
Higher than 54% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 73% of seats.
Lowest of 38 seats.
Less dense than 81% 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 3126% Black · 23% college gradsR+44.8Not up in 2026District 12
23% Black · 21% college gradsR+47.2Not up in 2026District 33
23% Black · 24% college gradsR+53.4Not up in 2026District 28
25% BlackR+50.1Not 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