Louisiana's 5th State Senate district
Louisiana's 5th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democratic Senator Karen Carter Peterson since a 2010 special election to replace resigning fellow Democrat Cheryl Gray Evans. It is currently the most Democratic-leaning district in the Senate.Geography
District 5 is primarily located in New Orleans, including parts of Carrollton, the Garden District, Mid-City New Orleans, and Uptown New Orleans, stretching to also cover a small part of Jefferson Parish.
The district overlaps with U.S. congressional districts 1 and 2, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 82, 91, 93, 97, and 98.
At 15 square miles, it is the smallest Senate district in Louisiana.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
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