Louisiana State Senate District 34

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Katrina Jackson-Andrews Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Katrina Jackson (Democratic) won by 42.2 points, 2023

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 22,323
Election day: October 14, 2023
District map: Same as today

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKatrina JacksonWon	Democratic	15,87271.1%	71.1%
RepublicanJames "Joeboy" Smith	Republican	6,45128.9%	28.9%

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKatrina R. JacksonWon	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrancis ThompsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrancis ThompsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 27,722
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrancis ThompsonWon	Democratic	14,30151.6%	51.6%
DemocraticWillie Hunter Jr.	Democratic	11,04339.8%	39.8%
DemocraticPaxton J. Branch	Democratic	2,3788.6%	8.6%

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles D. JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles D. JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 30,110
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles D. JonesWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,70958.8%	58.8%
RepublicanJohn W. Hogue Jr.	Republican	12,40141.2%	41.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,620
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCharles D. JonesWon	Democratic	16,83950.1%	50.1%
DemocraticMike Thompson	Democratic	15,22645.3%	45.3%
DemocraticDoyal McDade	Democratic	1,5554.6%	4.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,278
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn EnsmingerWon	Republican	10,79953.3%	53.3%
DemocraticFrank Snellings	Democratic	8,93744.1%	44.1%
DemocraticJohn H. Powell	Democratic	5422.7%	2.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,608
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawson SwearingenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	26,08777.6%	77.6%
DemocraticFred Huenefeld	Democratic	7,52122.4%	22.4%

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawson SwearingenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 33,063
Election day: December 8, 1979
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawson SwearingenWon	Democratic	17,03451.5%	51.5%
DemocraticH. Lawrence Gibbs(incumbent)	Democratic	16,02948.5%	48.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,159
Election day: October 27, 1979
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 8, 1979, won by Lawson Swearingen
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLawson Swearingen	Democratic	14,48446.5%	46.5%
DemocraticH. Lawrence Gibbs(incumbent)	Democratic	14,19245.5%	45.5%
RepublicanRalph Hall	Republican	2,4838.0%	8.0%

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lawrence GibbsWon	Democratic	9,095100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,389
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by H. Lawrence Gibbs
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticH. Lawrence Gibbs	Democratic	14,20753.8%	53.8%
DemocraticPatrick Wright Jr.	Democratic	12,18246.2%	46.2%

Louisiana Senate District 34, 1972 to 2023, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam D. BrownWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,010100.0%	100.0%

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

Louisiana Senate Districts 33, 34 and 35 were redrawn by Act 955 of 2026. The Census files we use still show the old lines there, so your Senate district may differ. No Louisiana legislative election is on the 2026 ballot. Map in force

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.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:la/sldu:34

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