Louisiana's 4th State Senate district

Louisiana's 4th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Jimmy Harris since 2020, succeeding retiring fellow Democrat Wesley Bishop.[3]

Louisiana's 4th State Senate District
Current senator	Jimmy Harris (D–New Orleans)
Registration	64.1% Democratic 11.3% Republican 24.6% No party preference
Demographics	30% White 63% Black 4% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	125,415[1]
Registered voters	88,194[2]

Geography

District 4 is located entirely within New Orleans, including parts of Mid-City, Lakeview, Gentilly, the French Quarter, Tremé, and New Orleans East.[2]

The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 2, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 93, 94, 97, 99, and 100.[4]

Recent election results

Louisiana uses a jungle primary system. If no candidate receives 50% in the first round of voting, when all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of party, the top-two finishers advance to a runoff election.

2019

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 4[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Harris	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 4[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wesley Bishop	16,336	64.8
	Democratic	R. Erich Caulfield	6,195	24.6
	Democratic	Joe Swider	2,665	10.6
Total votes			25,196	100
	Democratic hold

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 4[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin Murray (incumbent)	Unopposed	100
Total votes			Unopposed	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 4

Year	Office	Results[6]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Edwards 88.5–11.5%
2016	President	Clinton 79.1–16.3%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	Edwards 85.5–14.5%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Landrieu 83.8–16.2%
2012	President	Obama 79.3–18.9%

References

1. "State Senate District 4, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District - 4". Senator Jimmy Harris. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 13 September 2019.