Louisiana's 15th State Senate district

Louisiana's 15th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Regina Barrow since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.[3]

Louisiana's 15th
State Senate district
Senator
  Regina Barrow
D–Baton Rouge
Registration67.4% Democratic
10.9% Republican
21.6% No party preference
Demographics16% White
75% Black
4% Hispanic
3% Asian
1% Other
Population (2019)118,559[1]
Registered voters71,390[2]

Geography

District 15 covers northern East Baton Rouge Parish, including parts of Baton Rouge, Central, and Zachary, and all of Baker.[2]

The district overlaps with Louisiana's 2nd and 6th congressional districts, and with the 29th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th, 69th, and 101st 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 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Barrow (incumbent) 22,858 74.5
Democratic Gary Chambers 7,829 25.5
Total votes 30,687 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Regina Barrow 14,101 53.1
Democratic Dalton W. Honoré 8,796 33.1
Republican Jerrie Williams 3,683 13.9
Total votes 26,580 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 15[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sharon Weston Broome (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 15
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Biden 78.6–19.8%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 86.1–13.9%
2016 President Clinton 77.7–19.7%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 85.9–14.1%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 78.4–21.6%
2012 President Obama 77.0–22.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 15, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Regina Ashford Barrow - Democrat District 15". Louisiana State Senate. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  7. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 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 2, 2019.
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