Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 5
A district of about 120,000 people, 48% Black, 43% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+74.6 relative to the nation for president.
2022 election
Nov 8, 2022- Royce Duplessis (D) · won53.2%
- Mandie Landry (D)46.8%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 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 1968. 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 | |||
| 2022 | Royce Duplessis (D) | Mandie Landry (D) | 6.4 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Karen Carterpeterson (D) | Allen Borne Jr. (D) | 58.8 |
| 2015 | Karen Carterpeterson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Karen Carterpeterson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 runoff | Cheryl A. Gray (D) | Jalila Jeffersonbullock (D) | 42.0 |
| 2007 | No winner recorded | Cheryl A. Gray (D) | — |
| 2003 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | Edward J. Rantz (R) | 64.3 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1991 special election | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | Doug Evans (D) | 31.3 |
| 1987 | William Jefferson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | William Jefferson (D) | Earl J. Amedee (D) | 78.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Michael H. Okeefe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Michael H. Okeefe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Michael H. Okeefe (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Charles M. Brown (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1967 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 5
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 5's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-2 98%
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 5.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Lower than 97% of seats.
Higher than 86% of seats.
Higher than 76% of seats.
Higher than 81% of seats.
Denser than 97% 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 455% Black · 42% college gradsD+62.8Not up in 2026District 3
55% Black · 30% college gradsD+54.7Not up in 2026District 15
70% Black · 23% college gradsD+60.5Not up in 2026District 7
57% Black · 27% college gradsD+53.9Not 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