Louisiana State Senate District 26

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

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Last result, older lines: Bob Hensgens (Republican) won by 58.4 points, 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 26, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBob HensgensWon	Republican	27,22879.2%	79.2%
DemocraticJerry Gaspard	Democratic	7,16120.8%	20.8%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJonathan PerryWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJonathan PerryWon	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 37,111
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNick GautreauxWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,45976.7%	76.7%
DemocraticMickey Frith	Democratic	8,65223.3%	23.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,757
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNick GautreauxWon	Democratic	20,37954.0%	54.0%
DemocraticFred Hoyt(incumbent)	Democratic	17,37846.0%	46.0%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFred HoytWon	Democratic	24,82768.0%	68.0%
DemocraticLauri B. Hebert	Democratic	11,70532.0%	32.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,336
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTommy Casanova IIIWon	Republican	21,54357.7%	57.7%
DemocraticArmand J. Brinkhaus(incumbent)	Democratic	15,79342.3%	42.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,871
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticArmand J. BrinkhausWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,83855.0%	55.0%
DemocraticArmand Castille	Democratic	17,03345.0%	45.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,344
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJack DolandWon	Democratic	22,01256.0%	56.0%
DemocraticClifford Newman(incumbent)	Democratic	17,33244.0%	44.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,589
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCliff NewmanWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,51362.9%	62.9%
RepublicanJesse Knowles	Republican	15,07637.1%	37.1%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCliff NewmanWon	Democratic	21,05954.9%	54.9%
DemocraticA. J. Lyons	Democratic	17,29745.1%	45.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,096
Election day: October 27, 1979
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 8, 1979, won by Cliff Newman
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCliff Newman	Democratic	11,99730.7%	30.7%
DemocraticA. J. Lyons	Democratic	9,63224.6%	24.6%
RepublicanMack Abraham	Republican	8,85022.6%	22.6%
DemocraticOliver Schrumpf	Democratic	5,41313.8%	13.8%
DemocraticWilliam S. Boyd	Democratic	2,1865.6%	5.6%
DemocraticJ. H. Myers	Democratic	1,0182.6%	2.6%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJesse KnowlesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,182100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,040
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Jesse Knowles
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJesse Knowles(incumbent)	Democratic	23,15170.1%	70.1%
DemocraticJohn F. Lavern	Democratic	9,88929.9%	29.9%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJesse KnowlesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,563100.0%	100.0%

Louisiana Senate District 26, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticE. W. Gravolet Jr.Won	Democratic	10,208100.0%	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:26

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