Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 29
A district of about 100,000 people, 53% Black, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+20.0 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Jay Luneau (D) · won · incumbent61.5%
- Randy Wiggins (R)38.5%
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 1972. 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 | Jay Luneau (D) | Randy Wiggins (R) | 22.9 |
| 2015 | Jay Luneau (D) | Joshua Joy Dara Sr. (R) | 18.7 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Richard Gallot Jr. (D) | Tony Vets (R) | 20.9 |
| 2007 | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | Jerry M. Guillory (D) | 37.6 |
| 2003 | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | Jerry M. Guillory (D) | 58.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | Randy Wiggins (R) | 5.2 |
| 1995 runoff | B. G. Dyess (D) | Jack Dewitt (D) | 10.2 |
| 1995 | No winner recorded | B. G. Dyess (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | Robert Bates (R) | 13.6 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | — |
| 1987 | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | John W. Scott (R) | 13.7 |
| 1983 runoff | Joe McPherson Jr. (D) | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | 7.9 |
| 1983 | No winner recorded | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | John K. Snyder (D) | 41.6 |
| 1975 runoff | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) | — |
| 1972 | Cecil R. Blair (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 29
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29'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 29.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Lower than 76% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Less dense than 62% 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 3463% BlackD+23.0Not up in 2026District 24
50% BlackD+10.0Not up in 2026District 2
54% BlackD+29.1Not up in 2026District 39
60% BlackD+33.1Not 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