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Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana Senate District 30

A district of about 121,000 people, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+70.7 relative to the nation for president.

Mike Reese (R) · since Oct 12, 2019Next election Nov 2, 2027

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019
  1. Mike Reese (R) · won50.7%
  2. Brett Geymann (R)21.8%
  3. James K. Armes III (D)20.7%
  4. Renee Hoffpauirklann (R)6.7%

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+70.738th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican20th seat · the majority lineDistrict 30

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. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Mike Reese (R)Brett Geymann (R)28.9
2015John Smith (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011 runoffJohn Smith (R)James David Cain (R)18.9
2011No winner recordedJohn Smith (R)—
2007 runoffJohn Smith (D)Claude Leach Jr. (D)3.0
2007No winner recordedClaude Leach Jr. (D)—
2003James David Cain (R)Lloydell Mullican (D)48.2
Lines first used in 1992
1999James David Cain (D)—Unopposed
1995James David Cain (D)Marion Garland Anthony (R)45.5
Lines first used in 1982
1991James David Cain (D)Allen Bradley (D)11.4
1987Bryan A. Poston (D)—Unopposed
1983Bryan A. Poston (D)W. Andreas (D)47.6
Lines first used in 1972
1979Bryan A. Poston (D)Phillip K. Stokes (D)41.8
1975 runoffBryan A. Poston (D)—Unopposed
1972Bryan A. Poston (D)—Unopposed

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 30

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 30's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-4 88%, LA-5 12%
Louisiana House of Representatives
HD-24 48%, HD-32 21%, HD-30 12%, HD-38 11%

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 30.

Adults with a bachelor's degree19% 19th pct · 31st of 38 in LA

Lower than 81% of seats.

White adults without a degree64% 100th pct · 1st of 38 in LA

Highest of 38 seats.

Hispanic residents7% 49th pct · 20th of 38 in LA

Lower than 51% of seats.

Black residents11% 8th pct · 35th of 38 in LA

Lower than 92% of seats.

Asian residents1% 35th pct · 25th of 38 in LA

Lower than 65% of seats.

People per square mile36 8th pct · 35th of 38 in LA

Less dense than 92% 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 20
LouisianaR+63.9Not up in 2026District 26
LouisianaR+61.9Not up in 2026District 13
22% college gradsR+68.6Not up in 2026District 32
25% BlackR+63.5Not 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