Louisiana's 36th State Senate district
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Louisiana's 36th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Robert Mills since 2020, following his 2019 defeat of Republican incumbent Ryan Gatti.[3]
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31.3% Democratic
24.7% No party preference
| Louisiana's 36th State Senate district | |||
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| Registration | 44.0% Republican 31.3% Democratic 24.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 71% White 23% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 111,746[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 72,879[2] | ||
Geography
District 36 covers all of Webster Parish and parts of Bienville, Bossier, and Claiborne Parishes in eastern Ark-La-Tex, including some or all of Ringgold, Springhill, Minden, Plain Dealing, Benton, Haughton, Eastwood, Red Chute, and Bossier City.[2]
The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 13th districts of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[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
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Mills | 16,305 | 47.7 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 12,882 | 37.7 | |
| Democratic | Mattie Preston | 4,976 | 14.6 | |
| Total votes | 34,163 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Mills | 22,050 | 56.2 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti (incumbent) | 17,209 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 39,259 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2015
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 10,202 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 8,649 | 34.2 | |
| Democratic | Todd Hollenshead | 6,465 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 25,316 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ryan Gatti | 14,023 | 50.6 | |
| Republican | Henry Lee Burns | 13,698 | 49.4 | |
| Total votes | 27,721 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert Adley (incumbent) | Unopposed | 100 | |
| Total votes | Unopposed | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||