Louisiana State Senate District 17

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Caleb Kleinpeter Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result, older lines: Richard Ward (Republican) was unopposed, 2019

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History (17 elections for this seat)

We don’t have results for the current lines (first used 2023).

Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard WardWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick Ward IIIWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 36,645
Election day: October 22, 2011
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRick Ward IIIWon	Democratic	25,64570.0%	70.0%
DemocraticLarry Thomas	Democratic	11,00030.0%	30.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,810
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert Marionneaux Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	37,83582.6%	82.6%
DemocraticMartha Manuel	Democratic	7,97517.4%	17.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,256
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert Marionneaux Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	27,84561.5%	61.5%
RepublicanTim Johnson	Republican	13,20429.2%	29.2%
RepublicanJohn M. Evans	Republican	4,2079.3%	9.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,052
Election day: November 20, 1999
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert Marionneaux Jr.Won	Democratic	15,78650.8%	50.8%
RepublicanTim Johnson	Republican	15,26649.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,041
Election day: October 23, 1999
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 20, 1999, won by Robert Marionneaux Jr.
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert Marionneaux Jr.	Democratic	18,20445.5%	45.5%
RepublicanTim Johnson	Republican	12,50231.2%	31.2%
DemocraticClyde W. Kimball	Democratic	9,33523.3%	23.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,140
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas GreeneWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,85157.6%	57.6%
DemocraticJ. E. Jumonville	Democratic	18,28942.4%	42.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 50,361
Election day: November 16, 1991
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas GreeneWon	Democratic	25,52350.7%	50.7%
DemocraticJ. E. Jumonville(incumbent)	Democratic	24,83849.3%	49.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,364
Election day: October 19, 1991
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 1991, won by Thomas Greene
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. Jumonville(incumbent)	Democratic	21,28646.9%	46.9%
DemocraticThomas Greene	Democratic	20,07744.3%	44.3%
DemocraticMichael Olinde	Democratic	2,3615.2%	5.2%
DemocraticA. R. Harris Jr.	Democratic	1,6403.6%	3.6%

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. JumonvilleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 46,318
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. JumonvilleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	31,65668.3%	68.3%
DemocraticSam Cashio	Democratic	11,32524.4%	24.4%
DemocraticLanglois Bourg	Democratic	2,0544.4%	4.4%
RepublicanLee Ernest Kissner	Republican	1,2832.8%	2.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,846
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. JumonvilleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,35484.7%	84.7%
DemocraticHanson J. Lopez	Democratic	5,49215.3%	15.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,847
Election day: December 13, 1975
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. JumonvilleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,63857.7%	57.7%
DemocraticJoseph Barr Ewing	Democratic	12,20942.3%	42.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,484
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by J. E. Jumonville
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. Jumonville(incumbent)	Democratic	15,48947.7%	47.7%
DemocraticJoseph Barr Ewing	Democratic	9,98730.7%	30.7%
DemocraticHanson J. Lopez	Democratic	7,00821.6%	21.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,031
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. E. JumonvilleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,37979.1%	79.1%
RepublicanGeorge Wilson Banta	Republican	5,65220.9%	20.9%

Louisiana Senate District 17, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGeorge T. OubreWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,563100.0%	100.0%

1968 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: 2019.

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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; 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/sldu:17

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026