Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Louisiana Senate District 32

A district of about 112,000 people, 25% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+63.5 relative to the nation for president.

2019 election

Oct 12, 2019
  1. Glen Womack (R) · won50.1%
  2. Steve May (R)30.7%
  3. Judia Duhon (D)12.8%
  4. Daniel M. Cole (D)6.3%

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+63.535th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican20th seat · the majority lineDistrict 32

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.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2012
2019Glen Womack (R)Steve May (R)19.4
2015Neil Riser (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 2002
2011Neil Riser (R)—Unopposed
2007 runoffNeil Riser (R)Bryant O. Hammett Jr. (D)9.9
2007No winner recordedNeil Riser (R)—
2003Noble Ellington (D)James Hearns (D)59.1
Lines first used in 1992
1999Noble Ellington (D)Larry Minton (R)38.6
1995 runoffNoble Ellington (D)Roy Hebron (D)6.2
1995No winner recordedNoble Ellington (D)—
Lines first used in 1982
1991Steve D. Thompson (D)David I. Patten (D)42.6
1987Steve D. Thompson (D)William B. Atkins (D)12.8
1983William B. Atkins (D)Dan Richey (D)29.3
Lines first used in 1972
1979 runoffDan Richey (D)Mary Lou Winters (D)14.3
1979No winner recordedDan Richey (D)—
1975 runoffJames H. Brown (D)—Unopposed
1975No winner recordedJames H. Brown (D)—
1972James H. Brown (D)John Henry Baker (R)28.3

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 32

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 32's area in each.

U.S. House
LA-5 100%
Louisiana House of Representatives
HD-20 49%, HD-21 18%, HD-22 9%, HD-18 9%, HD-28 6%, HD-27 6%

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 32.

Adults with a bachelor's degree16% 8th pct · 35th of 38 in LA

Lower than 92% of seats.

White adults without a degree55% 89th pct · 5th of 38 in LA

Higher than 89% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 11th pct · 34th of 38 in LA

Lower than 89% of seats.

Black residents25% 54th pct · 18th of 38 in LA

Higher than 54% of seats.

Asian residents0% 3rd pct · 37th of 38 in LA

Lower than 97% of seats.

People per square mile27 0th pct · 38th of 38 in LA

Least dense of 38 seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET