Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 23
A district of about 118,000 people, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+46.2 relative to the nation for president.
2025 special election
Feb 15, 2025- Brach Myers (R) · won54.8%
- Jesse Regan (R)45.2%
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 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. 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 | |||
| 2025 special election | Brach Myers (R) | Jesse Regan (R) | 9.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Page Cortez (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Page Cortez (R) | Terry Hughes (I) | 67.8 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Page Cortez (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Mike Michot (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Mike Michot (R) | Herman L. Vidrine (R) | 76.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Mike Michot (R) | Max Jordan (R) | 35.1 |
| 1995 | Max Jordan (R) | Sidney B. Flynn (D) | 28.9 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Max Jordan (R) | Allen R. Bares (D) | 20.4 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Allen R. Bares (D) | — |
| 1987 | Allen R. Bares (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Allen R. Bares (D) | Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) | 20.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | Allen R. Bares (D) | Pat Juneau (D) | 7.2 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | Allen R. Bares (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) | Roderick L. Miller (R) | 24.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Theodore M. Hickey · Angus D. Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 Democratic primary · 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 23
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 23's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-3 100%
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 23.
Higher than 89% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 78% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Denser than 84% 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 1146% college gradsR+48.6Not up in 2026District 6
25% Black · 34% college gradsR+36.9Not up in 2026District 18
28% college gradsR+50.9Not 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