Louisiana State Senate District 6

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

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Last election: Rick Edmonds (Republican) won by 23.0 points, 2023

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History (17 elections for this seat)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRick EdmondsWon	Republican	18,24761.5%	61.5%
RepublicanBarry Ivey	Republican	11,40738.5%	38.5%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMack WhiteWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,53179.5%	79.5%
OtherRufus H. Craig	Other	7,59620.5%	20.5%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMack White Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 24,933
Election day: October 22, 2011
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMack White Jr.Won	Republican	12,88651.7%	51.7%
RepublicanMike Mannino	Republican	12,04748.3%	48.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 38,251
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJulie QuinnWon	Republican	21,99257.5%	57.5%
RepublicanDoug Johnson	Republican	9,46824.8%	24.8%
RepublicanMonica Monica	Republican	6,79117.8%	17.8%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn J. HainkelWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 31,245
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn J. HainkelWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,42475.0%	75.0%
RepublicanJames Desonier	Republican	7,82125.0%	25.0%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn J. HainkelWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 37,563
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn J. HainkelWon(incumbent)	Republican	23,16461.7%	61.7%
RepublicanHerb Cammatte	Republican	14,39938.3%	38.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,636
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn J. HainkelWon	Republican	27,41884.0%	84.0%
RepublicanMartha Leah Newbrough	Republican	5,21816.0%	16.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,060
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticThomas A. CaseyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,01155.0%	55.0%
DemocraticWilliam W. Hall	Democratic	18,04945.0%	45.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,036
Election day: December 8, 1979
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam J. JeffersonWon	Democratic	10,10456.0%	56.0%
DemocraticFrederick L. Eagan(incumbent)	Democratic	7,93244.0%	44.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,806
Election day: October 27, 1979
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 8, 1979, won by William J. Jefferson
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam J. Jefferson	Democratic	8,03747.8%	47.8%
DemocraticFrederick L. Eagan(incumbent)	Democratic	7,44244.3%	44.3%
DemocraticLouis Landrum Sr.	Democratic	1,3277.9%	7.9%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrederick Leitz EaganWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,999100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,979
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Frederick Leitz Eagan
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrederick Leitz Eagan(incumbent)	Democratic	8,07553.9%	53.9%
DemocraticJames M. Singleton	Democratic	6,90446.1%	46.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,566
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticFrederick Leitz EaganWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,10481.3%	81.3%
RepublicanLawrence W. Moon Jr.	Republican	3,46218.6%	18.6%

Louisiana Senate District 6, 1968 to 2023, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBryan A. PostonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,491100.0%	100.0%

2023: Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
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: 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