Louisiana's 38th State Senate district

Louisiana's 38th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Barry Milligan since 2020, following Milligan's 2019 defeat of Democratic incumbent John Milkovich.^[3]

Louisiana's 38th State Senate district
Senator	Barry Milligan R–Shreveport
Registration	42.9% Democratic 33.8% Republican 23.3% No party preference
Demographics	54% White 39% Black 3% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2019)	114,597[1]
Registered voters	73,793[2]

Geography

District 38 covers all of DeSoto Parish and southern parts of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including the towns of Greenwood, Keithville, Stonewall, and Mansfield, as well as a small portion of southern Shreveport.^[2]

The district is located entirely within Louisiana's 4th congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 23rd 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

2019 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Milligan	16,266	50.7
	Democratic	John Milkovich (incumbent)	8,447	26.3
	Democratic	Katrina Early	7,359	22.9
Total votes			32,072	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Burford	9,566	35.2
	Democratic	John Milkovich	9,061	33.3
	Republican	Cloyce Clark	5,885	21.6
	Democratic	Jemayel Warren	2,693	9.9
Total votes			27,205	100
General election
	Democratic	John Milkovich	15,665	52.4
	Republican	Richard Burford	14,206	47.6
Total votes			29,871	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 38^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sherri Smith Buffington (incumbent)	10,570	57.2
	Republican	Troy Terrell	7,912	42.8
Total votes			18,482	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President[7]	Trump 56.4–42.3%
2019	Governor (runoff)[8]	Rispone 50.9–49.1%
2016	President	Trump 57.2–40.1%
2015	Governor (runoff)[9]	Edwards 53.3–46.7%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 55.7–44.3%
2012	President	Romney 58.7–40.2%

References

1. "State Senate District 38, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
3. "State Senator Barry S. Milligan - Republican District 38". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 38". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
8. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
9. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved October 26, 2019.