Louisiana State Senate District 31

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

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Last election: Alan Seabaugh (Republican) won by 8.4 points, 2023

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 31,337
Election day: October 14, 2023
District map: Same as today

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanAlan SeabaughWon	Republican	16,98254.2%	54.2%
RepublicanMike McConathy	Republican	14,35545.8%	45.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,506
Election day: October 12, 2019
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLouie BernardWon	Republican	18,52955.3%	55.3%
RepublicanTrey Flynn	Republican	8,59625.7%	25.7%
RepublicanDouglas Brown	Republican	6,38119.0%	19.0%

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald LongWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald LongWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 38,308
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGerald LongWon	Republican	20,60953.8%	53.8%
DemocraticThomas Taylor Townsend	Democratic	17,69946.2%	46.2%

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth M. SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 34,182
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth M. SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,28368.1%	68.1%
DemocraticJames Haley	Democratic	10,89931.9%	31.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,225
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth M. SmithWon	Democratic	22,98161.7%	61.7%
DemocraticMike Henry	Democratic	14,24438.3%	38.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,009
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonald G. KellyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,41075.4%	75.4%
RepublicanRandall T. Hayes	Republican	9,59924.6%	24.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,965
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonald G. KellyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	25,61962.5%	62.5%
DemocraticPaul Foshee	Democratic	15,34637.5%	37.5%

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonald G. KellyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 40,603
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonald G. KellyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	31,76478.2%	78.2%
DemocraticGeorge G. Foshee	Democratic	8,83921.8%	21.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,744
Election day: December 13, 1975
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDonald G. KellyWon	Democratic	18,32951.3%	51.3%
DemocraticPaul Foshee(incumbent)	Democratic	17,41548.7%	48.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,044
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Donald G. Kelly
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul Foshee(incumbent)	Democratic	18,66447.8%	47.8%
DemocraticDonald G. Kelly	Democratic	18,06746.3%	46.3%
DemocraticJohn W. King	Democratic	2,3135.9%	5.9%

Louisiana Senate District 31, 1972 to 2023, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul FosheeWon	Democratic	19,58666.7%	66.7%
RepublicanBob Reese	Republican	9,78933.3%	33.3%

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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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.

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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