Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 37
A district of about 116,000 people, 22% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+40.1 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Bill Wheat (R) · won60.9%
- Randy Bush (R)25.7%
- Ivan M. Scioneaux Jr. (IND)13.4%
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
19 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 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Bill Wheat (R) | Randy Bush (R) | 35.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Barrow Peacock (R) | Debbie Hollis (I) | 42.2 |
| 2015 | Barrow Peacock (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Barrow Peacock (R) | Jane H. Smith (R) | 10.9 |
| 2007 runoff | B. L. Shaw (R) | Billy Montgomery (R) | 14.8 |
| 2007 | No winner recorded | Billy Montgomery (R) | — |
| 2003 | Max T. Malone (R) | Donald M. Pierson Jr. (D) | 19.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 runoff | Max T. Malone (R) | Donald M. Pierson Jr. (D) | 1.7 |
| 1999 | No winner recorded | Max T. Malone (R) | — |
| 1995 runoff | Max T. Malone (R) | Melissa Scott Flournoy (D) | 17.6 |
| 1995 | No winner recorded | Max T. Malone (R) | — |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 runoff | Greg Barro (D) | Ronald B. Fayard (R) | 17.7 |
| 1991 | No winner recorded | Greg Barro (D) | — |
| 1987 | Sydney B. Nelson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Sydney B. Nelson (D) | Richard Lewis (D) | 78.1 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Sydney B. Nelson (D) | John F. Wolcott (D) | 27.6 |
| 1975 runoff | Jackson B. Davis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Jackson B. Davis (D) | — |
| 1972 | Jackson B. Davis (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 37
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 37'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 37.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Higher than 68% of seats.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Lower than 81% of seats.
Denser than 68% 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 1828% college gradsR+50.9Not up in 2026District 36
25% Black · 26% college gradsR+43.8Not up in 2026District 27
28% Black · 23% college gradsR+32.2Not up in 2026District 12
23% Black · 21% college gradsR+47.2Not 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