Louisiana State Senate District 3

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Sidney Barthelemy Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

We don’t have the candidate list for this race. See the official list at the Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Last result, older lines: Joseph Bouie (Democratic) won by 19.3 points, 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

Votes for listed candidates: 34,761
Election day: November 16, 2019
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph BouieWon	Democratic	20,73459.6%	59.6%
DemocraticJohn H. Bagneris	Democratic	14,02740.4%	40.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,508
Election day: October 12, 2019
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 2019, won by Joseph Bouie
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJoseph Bouie	Democratic	12,63944.3%	44.3%
DemocraticJohn H. Bagneris	Democratic	8,29529.1%	29.1%
RepublicanKathleen Doody	Republican	5,28718.6%	18.6%
DemocraticBrandon Gregoire	Democratic	2,2878.0%	8.0%

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJeahpaul J. MorrellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 21,191
Election day: October 22, 2011
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. P. MorrellWon	Democratic	11,28053.2%	53.2%
DemocraticCynthia Willardlewis	Democratic	9,91146.8%	46.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,788
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDerrick ShepherdWon	Democratic	9,61560.9%	60.9%
DemocraticShawn Barney	Democratic	6,17339.1%	39.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,266
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLambert Boissiere Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	18,09571.6%	71.6%
DemocraticPatricia M. Harris	Democratic	5,64322.3%	22.3%
OtherJason Neville	Other	1,5286.0%	6.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,793
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLambert Boissiere Jr.Won	Democratic	6,50855.2%	55.2%
DemocraticHerbert Cade	Democratic	5,28544.8%	44.8%

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLambert C. Boissiere Jr.Won	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 10,410
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLambert Boissiere Jr.Won	Democratic	4,05038.9%	38.9%
DemocraticHerbert Cade	Democratic	3,64435.0%	35.0%
DemocraticCheryl Q. Cramer	Democratic	1,95918.8%	18.8%
OtherLeroy Douglas	Other	7577.3%	7.3%

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis BagnerisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis BagnerisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis BagnerisWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 31,530
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDennis BagnerisWon	Democratic	16,93753.7%	53.7%
DemocraticHenry E. Braden IV(incumbent)	Democratic	14,59346.3%	46.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,922
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore M. HickeyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,05882.0%	82.0%
DemocraticArthur Simmons	Democratic	2,86418.0%	18.0%

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore M. HickeyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,361100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,520
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTheodore M. HickeyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,40478.9%	78.9%
RepublicanFrank W. Beckendorf	Republican	4,11621.1%	21.1%

Louisiana Senate District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles BarhamWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,478100.0%	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.

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