Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 27
A district of about 104,000 people, 28% Black, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+32.2 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Ronnie Johns (R) · won · incumbent
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
18 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 | Ronnie Johns (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Ronnie Johns (R) | Ginger Vidrine (D) | 29.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Ronnie Johns (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Willie Landry Mount (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Willie Landry Mount (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Willie Landry Mount (D) | Anita Fields (D) | 65.5 |
| 1995 runoff | Jim Cox (D) | Nancy Tower (D) | 6.0 |
| 1995 | No winner recorded | Jim Cox (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Jim Cox (D) | Billy J. Moses (D) | 6.7 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Jim Cox (D) | — |
| 1991 special election | Jim Cox (D) | Vic Stelly (R) | 27.3 |
| 1987 | William McCleod (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | William L. McLeod Jr. (D) | Roger Miller (D) | 28.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | William L. McLeod Jr. (D) | Bill Bertrand (D) | 37.2 |
| 1975 runoff | William L. McLeod Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | William L. McLeod Jr. (D) | — |
| 1972 | Robert Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | J. C. Gilbert (D) | Clark H. Burrill (R) | 68.2 |
Primaries: 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 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27'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 27.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Higher than 57% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Lower than 73% of seats.
Denser than 73% 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 12
23% Black · 21% college gradsR+47.2Not up in 2026District 38
35% Black · 31% college gradsR+20.3Not 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