2025 Louisiana Senate District 14 special election

2025 Louisiana Senate District 14 special election

←  2023 February 15, 2025 (Louisiana primary) March 29, 2025 (runoff, cancelled) 2027 →
Louisiana Senate District 14
Turnout	9.5% (unofficial)
Candidate Larry Selders Carolyn Hill Quentin Anthony Anderson Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 4,153 1,355 1,149 Percentage 62.39% 20.36% 17.26%
Results by precinct Selders:   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Hill:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Anderson:   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Tie:   50%
Senator before election Cleo Fields Democratic Elected Senator TBD

Louisiana's 14th State Senate district

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana to elect a new member for District 14 in the Louisiana Senate, representing East Baton Rouge Parish. The primary was held on February 15, with a runoff general election scheduled on March 29, if it had been necessary. The election filled a vacancy caused by the election of incumbent Democrat Cleo Fields to the United States House of Representatives. The election took place concurrently with a special election in District 23. ^[1] State representative Larry Selders won the election with 62.4 percent of the vote, necessitating a special election for his seat in House District 67.

Background

In 2023, Democrat Cleo Fields was re-elected senator unopposed.

Candidates

The following candidates were certified for the ballot: ^[2]

• Quentin Anthony Anderson (Democratic)
• Carolyn Hill (Democratic)
• Larry Selders, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 67th district (2021–present) (Democratic)

Endorsements

Larry Selders

• Cleo Fields, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th congressional district, former state senator from this district (1988–1993, 1997–2008, 2020–2025) ^[3]

Quentin Anthony Anderson

• Young Democrats of Louisiana ^[4]

Results

2025 Louisiana Senate District 14 special election (unofficial results)

Party		Candidate	Primary Feb 15, 2025		General Mar 29, 2025
	Democratic	Larry Selders	4,153	62.39%	Not held
	Democratic	Carolyn Hill	1,355	20.36%
	Democratic	Quentin Anthony Anderson	1,149	17.26%
Total			6,657	100.00%	—

See also

• 2025 United States state legislative elections

References

1. Pfiel, Alyse (December 12, 2024). "Primary and runoff election dates set for two open Louisiana Senate seats". Nola. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
2. "State Senator 14th Senatorial District 1 to be elected". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
3. Baillio, Ashlynn (February 4, 2025). "Meet the candidates for State Senate District 14: Larry Selders". Reveille. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. Anthaume, Aidan (February 4, 2025). "Meet the candidates for State Senate District 14: Quentin Anthony Anderson". Reveille. Retrieved February 14, 2025.