Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 7
A district of about 119,000 people, 57% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+53.9 relative to the nation for president.
2019 election
Oct 12, 2019- Troy Carter (D) · won · incumbent
Unopposed.
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.
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
16 races since 1968; 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 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Troy Carter (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 runoff | Troy Carter (D) | Jeffrey Arnold (D) | 13.5 |
| 2015 | No winner recorded | Troy Carter (D) | — |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | David Heitmeier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 runoff | David Heitmeier (D) | Paul Richard (R) | 25.4 |
| 2007 | No winner recorded | David Heitmeier (D) | — |
| 2003 | Francis C. Heitmeier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Francis C. Heitmeier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Francis C. Heitmeier (D) | Lynn Cheramie (R) | 32.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Francis C. Heitmeier (D)Flip | Ed Markle (R) | 38.2 |
| 1987 | Fritz Windhorst (R)Flip | Roy Juncker (I) | 51.5 |
| 1983 | Fritz Windhorst (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Thomas A. Casey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Thomas A. Casey (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Charles G. Smither (D) | Richard B. Lemann III (R) | 40.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Cecil R. Blair · Sylvan Friedman (D) | Charles S. Bollinger (I) | 45.3 |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 Republican primary · 1971 Democratic primary · 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 7
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 7'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 7.
Higher than 65% of seats.
Lower than 92% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Higher than 92% of seats.
Higher than 95% of seats.
Less dense 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 355% Black · 30% college gradsD+54.7Not up in 2026District 15
70% Black · 23% college gradsD+60.5Not up in 2026District 2
54% BlackD+29.1Not up in 2026District 5
48% Black · 43% college gradsD+74.6Not 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