Louisiana's 39th State Senate district
Louisiana's 39th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Gregory Tarver since 2012, following his defeat of incumbent fellow Democrat Lydia P. Jackson.Geography
District 39 covers the northern two-thirds of Caddo Parish in Ark-La-Tex, including most of Shreveport and all of Blanchard and Vivian.
The district is located entirely within U.S. congressional district 4, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.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
2015
2011
Federal and statewide results in District 39
