Louisiana State House District 65
Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Lauren Ventrella Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Lauren Ventrella (Republican) won by 13.4 points, 2023
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 7,409
- Election day
- November 18, 2023
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- Runoff
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- Same as today
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLauren VentrellaWon Republican 4,20256.7% RepublicanBrandon Ivey Republican 3,20743.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,736
- Election day
- October 14, 2023
- Outcome
- No majority; went to a runoff on November 18, 2023, won by Lauren Ventrella
- District map
- Same as today
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBrandon Ivey Republican 3,44932.1% RepublicanLauren Ventrella Republican 2,97627.7% RepublicanAaron Moak Republican 1,98118.4% RepublicanStephen Whitlow Republican 1,53514.3% RepublicanJamie Pope Republican 7957.4% - Election day
- October 12, 2019
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBarry IveyWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Election day
- October 24, 2015
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBarry IveyWon Republican —— - Election day
- October 22, 2011
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanClif RichardsonWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,803
- Election day
- October 20, 2007
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanClif RichardsonWon Republican 8,61067.3% RepublicanEdward Clark Republican 4,19332.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,811
- Election day
- October 4, 2003
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Republican 9,32972.8% DemocraticWade Byrd Democratic 3,48227.2% - Election day
- October 23, 1999
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Election day
- October 21, 1995
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Republican —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,000
- Election day
- October 19, 1991
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,09257.8% RepublicanKen Wood Republican 5,90842.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,003
- Election day
- October 24, 1987
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,31068.7% RepublicanMike Harig Republican 4,69331.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,996
- Election day
- October 22, 1983
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,69362.1% RepublicanJoseph Stockstill Republican 5,30337.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,675
- Election day
- October 27, 1979
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray KennardWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,68066.1% DemocraticHurshel Meares Democratic 4,63326.2% DemocraticRobert H. Noonan Democratic 1,3627.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,090
- Election day
- December 13, 1975
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- Runoff
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray KennardWon Democratic 7,090100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,203
- Election day
- November 1, 1975
- Outcome
- No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Donald Ray Kennard
- Seats
- 2
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald Ray Kennard Democratic 4,55637.3% DemocraticArthur F. Abadie(incumbent) Democratic 2,58521.2% DemocraticM. A. Tassin Democratic 2,19218.0% RepublicanRobert W. Morgan Republican 1,52912.5% DemocraticRamsey Gilchrist Democratic 1,34111.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,291
- Election day
- February 1, 1972
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 65, 1972 to 2023, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticArthur F. AbadieWon Democratic 6,11465.8% RepublicanFred D. Lewis Republican 3,17734.2%
- 2023: Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
- 1972 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2023.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Louisiana State House District 65, election results 1972 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/la/house/65. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:la/sldl:65
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18Data as of Oct 28, 2026