2018 Louisiana State Senate Special Election

The 2018 Louisiana State Senate Special Election took place on November 6, 2018. Republican won the seat by receiving 78.1% of the popular vote. A total number of 37,296 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 3 candidates ran for the seat.

Results by Seats

District 26

Jean Menard of Democratic was defeated by a margin of 38.1%, receiving 21.9% of the votes, totaling 8,158 votes. The total votes cast was 37,296.

2018 Louisiana State Senate Special Election in District 26
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"Bob" Hensgens	Republican	22,361	60.0%
Jean Menard	Democratic	8,158	21.9%
Jerry Gaspard	Republican	6,777	18.2%
Date: 2018-11-06, Margin: 38.1%, Valid Votes: 37,296

The election took place in four parishs. The breakdown of results by parish is shown below.

2018 Louisiana State Senate Special Election in District 26 (General) - Results by Parish
Parish	"Bob" Hensgens Republican		Jean Menard Democratic		Jerry Gaspard Republican		Total	Margin
Parish	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total	Margin
Acadia	4,760	63.4%	1,827	24.3%	920	12.3%	7,507	39.1%
Lafayette	4,785	47.7%	2,681	26.7%	2,566	25.6%	10,032	21.0%
St. Landry	1,129	55.2%	467	22.8%	450	22.0%	2,046	32.4%
Vermilion	11,687	66.0%	3,183	18.0%	2,841	16.0%	17,711	48.0%
Total	22,361	60.0%	8,158	21.9%	6,777	18.2%	37,296	38.1%

Acadia

Results by Precinct in Acadia - District 26 (General)
Precinct	"Bob" Hensgens	Jean Menard	Jerry Gaspard	Total
Early Voting	809	294	149	1,252
Ward #1 Precinct #01	440	60	71	571
Ward #1 Precinct #02A	119	60	28	207
Ward #1 Precinct #02B	191	41	35	267
Ward #1 Precinct #03A	256	39	34	329
Ward #1 Precinct #03B	132	77	30	239
Ward #1 Precinct #04A	183	24	34	241
Ward #1 Precinct #04B	189	51	39	279
Ward #1 Precinct #05A	108	38	26	172
Ward #1 Precinct #05B	57	99	16	172
Ward #1 Precinct #06	32	175	16	223
Ward #1 Precinct #07	51	200	28	279
Ward #1 Precinct #08	187	58	53	298
Ward #1 Precinct #09	228	24	43	295
Ward #2 Precinct #01	369	47	87	503
Ward #3 Precinct #01	313	105	52	470
Ward #3 Precinct #03A	390	89	62	541
Ward #3 Precinct #03B	163	53	29	245
Ward #3 Precinct #04	53	206	11	270
Ward #3 Precinct #06	143	32	17	192
Ward #3 Precinct #07	347	55	60	462
Total	4,760	1,827	920	7,507

Lafayette

Results by Precinct in Lafayette - District 26 (General)
Precinct	"Bob" Hensgens	Jean Menard	Jerry Gaspard	Total
Early Voting	517	302	306	1,125
Precinct #001	318	197	196	711
Precinct #003	252	120	143	515
Precinct #008	205	258	103	566
Precinct #026	149	162	90	401
Precinct #027	141	99	54	294
Precinct #028	486	143	175	804
Precinct #029 Y	272	146	181	599
Precinct #029 Z	289	129	152	570
Precinct #031	240	173	125	538
Precinct #032	332	218	163	713
Precinct #035	227	105	135	467
Precinct #036	395	233	242	870
Precinct #037	437	186	239	862
Precinct #071	191	122	100	413
Precinct #114	104	32	74	210
Precinct #119	230	56	88	374
Total	4,785	2,681	2,566	10,032

St. Landry

Results by Precinct in St. Landry - District 26 (General)
Precinct	"Bob" Hensgens	Jean Menard	Jerry Gaspard	Total
Early Voting	100	38	48	186
Ward #2 Precinct #02	231	52	70	353
Ward #2 Precinct #02A	34	59	13	106
Ward #2 Precinct #03	233	76	85	394
Ward #2 Precinct #05	99	56	46	201
Ward #2 Precinct #05A	104	53	42	199
Ward #2 Precinct #05B	87	26	63	176
Ward #2 Precinct #07	36	15	27	78
Ward #2 Precinct #08	118	25	24	167
Ward #2 Precinct #09	87	67	32	186
Total	1,129	467	450	2,046

Vermilion

Results by Precinct in Vermilion - District 26 (General)
Precinct	"Bob" Hensgens	Jean Menard	Jerry Gaspard	Total
Early Voting	2,280	529	510	3,319
Precinct #01	425	31	50	506
Precinct #02	279	49	55	383
Precinct #05A	140	10	36	186
Precinct #06	230	32	52	314
Precinct #07A-1	43	-	11	54
Precinct #07B	227	32	77	336
Precinct #08B	97	9	40	146
Precinct #09	218	59	52	329
Precinct #10A	197	45	36	278
Precinct #11	158	46	34	238
Precinct #12	80	130	20	230
Precinct #14	355	52	153	560
Precinct #16	69	6	8	83
Precinct #18	588	81	132	801
Precinct #19A	394	60	103	557
Precinct #19A-1	85	30	6	121
Precinct #19B	15	2	3	20
Precinct #20A-2	34	14	17	65
Precinct #20B-1	113	7	32	152
Precinct #21	47	4	6	57
Precinct #21A	122	8	14	144
Precinct #23	274	39	51	364
Precinct #24	206	56	61	323
Precinct #25	447	141	169	757
Precinct #25A	91	12	12	115
Precinct #26	246	40	67	353
Precinct #26A	142	38	44	224
Precinct #28	272	40	39	351
Precinct #29	189	42	28	259
Precinct #32B	15	80	6	101
Precinct #34	125	67	21	213
Precinct #34A	19	52	7	78
Precinct #35	146	70	27	243
Precinct #36A-1	42	49	4	95
Precinct #37	44	228	17	289
Precinct #38	21	146	10	177
Precinct #39	47	76	24	147
Precinct #40	316	55	48	419
Precinct #41	29	1	8	38
Precinct #42A	192	52	55	299
Precinct #42B	16	5	-	21
Precinct #44	198	16	60	274
Precinct #45A	143	27	30	200
Precinct #46A	133	44	24	201
Precinct #46B-1	106	89	31	226
Precinct #46B-2	20	47	10	77
Precinct #46B-3	59	16	6	81
Precinct #46B-4	105	67	41	213
Precinct #49B-1	535	66	152	753
Precinct #49B-2	87	12	22	121
Precinct #50A	261	52	59	372
Precinct #51	222	71	49	342
Precinct #53	407	100	112	619
Precinct #57A	279	44	89	412
Precinct #57B	57	7	11	75
Total	11,687	3,183	2,841	17,711