Louisiana State Senate District 23

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

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Last result, older lines: Page Cortez (Republican) was unopposed, 2019

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History (16 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 23, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPage CortezWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 32,466
Election day: October 24, 2015
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatrick Page CortezWon(incumbent)	Republican	27,23183.9%	83.9%
OtherTerry Hughes	Other	5,23516.1%	16.1%

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanPatrick CortezWon	Republican	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike MichotWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 37,003
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike MichotWon(incumbent)	Republican	32,56688.0%	88.0%
RepublicanHerman L. Vidrine	Republican	4,43712.0%	12.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,046
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMike MichotWon	Republican	25,69967.5%	67.5%
RepublicanMax Jordan(incumbent)	Republican	12,34732.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,947
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax JordanWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,54561.0%	61.0%
DemocraticSidney B. Flynn	Democratic	11,88232.2%	32.2%
DemocraticCharlie Olivier	Democratic	2,5206.8%	6.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,754
Election day: November 16, 1991
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMax JordanWon	Republican	24,52760.2%	60.2%
DemocraticAllen R. Bares(incumbent)	Democratic	16,22739.8%	39.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,754
Election day: October 19, 1991
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 1991, won by Max Jordan
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllen R. Bares(incumbent)	Democratic	15,26941.5%	41.5%
RepublicanMax Jordan	Republican	10,04127.3%	27.3%
RepublicanCarl Tritschler	Republican	7,28519.8%	19.8%
RepublicanMax A. Menard	Republican	4,15911.3%	11.3%

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllen R. BaresWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 42,565
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllen R. BaresWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,73060.5%	60.5%
DemocraticEdgar G. Mouton Jr.	Democratic	16,83539.5%	39.5%

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllen R. BaresWon	Democratic	19,27453.6%	53.6%
DemocraticPat Juneau	Democratic	16,69046.4%	46.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,275
Election day: October 27, 1979
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 8, 1979, won by Allen R. Bares
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAllen R. Bares	Democratic	14,11937.9%	37.9%
DemocraticPat Juneau	Democratic	12,85634.5%	34.5%
RepublicanDud Lastrapes	Republican	10,30027.6%	27.6%

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdgar G. Mouton Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	11,856100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 30,176
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEdgar G. Mouton Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	18,78162.2%	62.2%
RepublicanRoderick L. Miller	Republican	11,39537.8%	37.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,889
Election day: February 6, 1968
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Louisiana Senate District 23, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore M. HickeyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,87152.5%	52.5%
DemocraticAngus D. SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,01847.5%	47.5%

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.

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