2015 Louisiana House of Representatives election

2015 Louisiana House of Representatives election
October 24, 2015
All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives
53 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Speaker before election


Republican

 Elected Speaker


Republican

The 2015 Louisiana House of Representatives election was held on October 24, 2015, with runoff elections taking place on November 21, 2015.[1] All 105 seats in the Louisiana House of Representatives were up for election to four-year terms.[1] It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Louisiana State Senate.[2]

Background

In the 2011 state legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 58 in the House and 24 in the Senate.[3]

Overview

↓
61 2 42
Republican [a] Democratic

Retirements

Twenty-one incumbents did not seek re-election. [4]

Democrats

  1. District 2: Roy A. Burrell was term-limited (ran for Caddo Commission).
  2. District 4: Patrick Williams retired.
  3. District 29: Regina Barrow was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  4. District 40: Ledricka Thierry retired to run for State Senate.
  5. District 41: Mickey Guillory was term-limited.
  6. District 60: Karen St. Germain was term-limited.
  7. District 63: Dalton Honore retired to run for State Senate.
  8. District 72: John Bel Edwards retired to successfully run for Governor.
  9. District 75: Harold Ritchie was term-limited.
  10. District 99: Wesley Bishop retired to successfully run for State Senate.
  11. District 100: Austin Badon was term-limited.

Republican

  1. District 7: Richard Burford retired to run for State Senate.
  2. District 9: Henry Burns retired to run for State Senate.
  3. District 13: James Fannin was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  4. District 35: Brett Geymann was term-limited.
  5. District 36: Chuck Kleckley was term-limited.
  6. District 45: Joel Robideaux was term-limited (successfully ran for mayor-president of Lafayette Parish).
  7. District 52: Gordon Dove was term-limited.
  8. District 59: Eddie J. Lambert was term-limited (successfully ran for State Senate).
  9. District 89: Timothy Burns was term-limited.

Resignations and deaths

2 seats were left vacant on election day due to resignation or death.

Democratic

  1. District 61: Alfred C. Williams died on August 4, 2015.[5]

Republican

  1. District 69: Erich Ponti resigned on June 19, 2015 to become director of the Louisiana Asphalt Pavement Association.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There were two Independents.

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Louisiana Election Results". The New York Times. November 15, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana 2011 legislative elections results". ballotpedia. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Alyssa (August 5, 2015). "State Rep. Alfred Williams passes away at age 64". wafb.com. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  6. ↑ mshuler@theadvocate.com, Marsha Shuler (June 23, 2015). "Baton Rouge state Rep. Erich Ponti resigns to become Louisiana Asphalt Pavement Association's executive director". The Advocate. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
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