Louisiana's 12th State Senate district

Louisiana's 12th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Beth Mizell since 2016.^[3]

Louisiana's 12th State Senate district
Senator	Beth Mizell R–Franklinton
Registration	40.3% Democratic 34.3% Republican 25.4% No party preference
Demographics	68% White 27% Black 3% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	122,400[1]
Registered voters	77,312[2]

Geography

District 12 covers all of Washington Parish and the northernmost parts of St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes, including some or all of Bogalusa, Franklinton, Kentwood, Amite, and Hammond.^[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 1st and 5th congressional districts, and with the 72nd, 74th, 75th, 77th, and 86th 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 12^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Mizell (incumbent)	24,590	68.6
	Democratic	Darrell Fairburn	11,266	31.4
Total votes			35,856	100
	Republican hold

2015

2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 12^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Mizell	14,344	43.4
	Democratic	Mickey Murphy	10,767	32.6
	Republican	Brett Duncan	6,827	20.6
	Independent	John Seal	1,138	3.4
Total votes			33,076	100
General election
	Republican	Beth Mizell	19,404	58.0
	Democratic	Mickey Murphy	14,033	42.0
Total votes			33,437	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2011

2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 12^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Nevers (incumbent)	15,116	50.6
	Republican	Beth Mizell	14,764	49.4
Total votes			29,880	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[6]
2020	President[7]	Trump 69.2–29.5%
2019	Governor (runoff)[8]	Rispone 51.7–48.3%
2016	President	Trump 68.2–29.3%
2015	Governor (runoff)[9]	Edwards 55.7–44.3%
2014	Senate (runoff)	Cassidy 61.9–38.1%
2012	President	Romney 65.6–32.8%