Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 34
A district of about 113,000 people, 63% Black, 16% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+23.0 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) · won71.1%
- James "Joeboy" Smith (R)28.9%
Source: Louisiana Secretary of StateUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 1:09 PM 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; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) | James "Joeboy" Smith (R) | 42.2 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Francis Thompson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Francis Thompson (D) | Willie Hunter Jr. (D) | 11.8 |
| 2003 | Charles D. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Charles D. Jones (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Charles D. Jones (D) | John W. Hogue Jr. (R) | 17.6 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Charles D. Jones (D)Flip | Mike Thompson (D) | 4.8 |
| 1991 special election | John Ensminger (R)Flip | Frank Snellings (D) | 9.2 |
| 1987 | Lawson Swearingen (D) | Fred Huenefeld (D) | 55.2 |
| 1983 | Lawson Swearingen (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 runoff | Lawson Swearingen (D) | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) | 3.0 |
| 1979 | No winner recorded | Lawson Swearingen (D) | — |
| 1975 runoff | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) | — |
| 1972 | William D. Brown (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 34
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 34's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-5 100%
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 34.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Lowest of 38 seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Less dense than 84% 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 2953% BlackD+20.0Not up in 2026District 39
60% BlackD+33.1Not up in 2026District 24
50% BlackD+10.0Not up in 2026District 2
54% BlackD+29.1Not 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