Louisiana State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana Senate District 8
A district of about 116,000 people, 28% Black, 20% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+24.5 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Oct 14, 2023- Patrick Connick (R) · won52.4%
- Timothy Kerner Jr. (R)47.6%
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
16 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Patrick Connick (R) | Timothy Kerner Jr. (R) | 4.7 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Patrick Connick (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | John A. Alario Jr. (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | John A. Alario Jr. (R)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | John A. Alario Jr. (D) | John K. Roberts (R) | 26.8 |
| 2003 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | Robert Evans (R) | 11.0 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | Elwyn H. Nicholson (D) | 63.4 |
| 1995 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | Dave Sanderson Jr. (D) | 57.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | Randal Barnett (R) | 49.9 |
| 1987 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | Elwyn H. Nicholson (D) | 17.6 |
| 1983 | Elwyn H. Nicholson (D) | Merlin J. Fayard Jr. (D) | 29.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Fritz Windhorst (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 runoff | Fritz Windhorst (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Fritz Windhorst (D) | — |
| 1972 | Fritz Windhorst (D) | Earl J. Schmitt (R) | 45.9 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Ranson K. Vidine (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 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 8
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 8's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-1 96%
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 8.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Lower than 57% of seats.
Higher than 97% of seats.
Higher than 65% of seats.
Highest of 38 seats.
Less dense than 57% 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 121% Black · 28% college gradsR+33.7Not up in 2026District 19
24% Black · 24% college gradsR+26.0Not up in 2026District 22
26% Black · 24% college gradsR+41.4Not up in 2026District 10
21% Hispanic · 37% college gradsR+34.5Not 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