Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 18
A district of about 122,000 people, 28% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.9 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Eddie Lambert (R) · won
Unopposed.
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 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
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Eddie Lambert (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Jody Amedee (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Jody Amedee (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Jody Amedee (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 runoff | Jody Amedee (D) | Jeffery Diez (D) | 3.2 |
| 2003 | No winner recorded | Jody Amedee (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Louis J. Lambert Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Louis J. Lambert Jr. (D) | Kirk T. Harrison (R) | 59.4 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Joe Sevario (D) | Jeffery Diez (D) | 4.2 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Joe Sevario (D) | — |
| 1987 | Joe Sevario (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Joe Sevario (D) | M. Paul Leblanc (D) | 30.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Joe Sevario (D) | Richard J. Brazan Jr. (D) | 51.7 |
| 1975 runoff | Joe Sevario (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Joe Sevario (D) | — |
| 1972 | Louis J. Lambert Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John G. Schwegmann · Jules Mollere (D) | Leonard L. Limes (R) | 30.0 |
Primaries: 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 18
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 18'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 18.
Higher than 70% of seats.
Higher than 84% of seats.
Higher than 51% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Denser than 65% 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 3722% Black · 27% college gradsR+40.1Not up in 2026District 36
25% Black · 26% college gradsR+43.8Not up in 2026District 13
22% college gradsR+68.6Not up in 2026District 35
28% college gradsR+62.3Not 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