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Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana Senate District 28

A district of about 118,000 people, 25% Black, 17% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+50.1 relative to the nation for president.

Heather Cloud (R) · since Oct 12, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019 · changed party
  1. Heather Cloud (R) · won63.1%
  2. Robert Johnson (D)23.7%
  3. H. Bernard Lebas (D)13.2%

Full results →

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.

R+50.129th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican20th seat · the majority lineDistrict 28

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

15 races since 1972; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Heather Cloud (R)FlipRobert Johnson (D)39.4
2015Eric Lafleur (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Eric Lafleur (D)Paul Miller (R)17.7
2007 runoffEric Lafleur (D)Donald Newton (D)12.7
2007No winner recordedEric Lafleur (D)—
2003Don Hines (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1999Don Hines (D)—Unopposed
1995Don Hines (D)James Demoruelle (D)30.7
Lines first used in 1982
1991John Saunders (D)Ted L. Nelson (D)53.6
1987John Saunders (D)Claire P. Sharp (R)49.8
1983John Saunders (D)Don Hines (D)11.8
Lines first used in 1972
1979John Saunders (D)W. P. Fuller (D)11.7
1975 runoffJohn Saunders (D)W. P. Fuller (D)13.9
1975No winner recordedJohn Saunders (D)—
1972John Adam Tassin Jr. (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 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 28

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 28's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-4 66%, LA-5 33%
Louisiana House of Representatives
HD-32 35%, HD-38 32%, HD-28 27%

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 28.

Adults with a bachelor's degree17% 11th pct · 34th of 38 in LA

Lower than 89% of seats.

White adults without a degree53% 78th pct · 9th of 38 in LA

Higher than 78% of seats.

Hispanic residents5% 38th pct · 24th of 38 in LA

Lower than 62% of seats.

Black residents25% 57th pct · 17th of 38 in LA

Higher than 57% of seats.

Asian residents1% 41st pct · 23rd of 38 in LA

Lower than 59% of seats.

People per square mile54 24th pct · 29th of 38 in LA

Less dense than 76% 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 21
25% BlackR+40.7Not up in 2026District 12
23% Black · 21% college gradsR+47.2Not up in 2026District 31
26% Black · 23% college gradsR+44.8Not up in 2026District 33
23% Black · 24% college gradsR+53.4Not 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