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| Registration | 61.2% Democratic 10.1% Republican 28.7% No party preference | ||
| Demographics | 40% White 48% Black 7% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Other | ||
| Population (2019) | 123,489[1] | ||
| Registered voters | 81,210[2] | ||
Louisiana's 5th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. The district is represented by Democrat Royce Duplessis. The district was previously represented by Democrat Karen Carter Peterson from a 2010 special election to replace resigning fellow Democrat Cheryl Gray Evans until Peterson's resignation in April 2022.[3][4] Diana Bajoie represented the district from 1991 to 2008. It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.
- ^ "State Senate District 5, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ^ LaRose, Greg (April 8, 2022). "Karen Carter Peterson resigns abruptly from the Louisiana Senate". Louisiana Illuminator. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "State Senator Karen Carter Peterson - Democrat District 5". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.