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2015 Louisiana State Senate election

The 2015 Louisiana State Senate election was held on October 24, 2015, with runoff elections taking place on November 21, 2015, to determine which party would control the Louisiana State Senate for the following four years in the 71st Louisiana Legislature. All 39 seats in the Louisiana State Senate were up for election and the primary was held on October 24, 2015. The elections for state senate were held alongside concurrent State House elections. Under the Louisiana primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. Four districts held runoff elections on November 21, 2015, due to no candidate receiving a majority of the vote in the general election. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Republicans and 13 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Democrats gain a single seat, meaning that the Republicans retained their majority in the State Senate.

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 4: Edwin R. Murray was term-limited.
  2. District 7: David Heitmeier retired.
  3. District 12: Ben Nevers was term-limited.
  4. District 15: Sharon Weston Broome was term-limited.
  5. District 29: Richard Gallot Jr. retired.

Republicans

  1. District 1: A. G. Crowe retired.
  2. District 18: Jody Amedee was term-limited.
  3. District 24: Elbert Guillory retired.
  4. District 35: Robert Kostelka was term-limited.
  5. District 36: Robert Adley was term-limited.
  6. District 38: Sherri Smith Buffington was term-limited.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. (gain)

Results

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

References