Louisiana's 15th State Senate district

Louisiana's 15th State Senate district
Senator	Regina Barrow D – Baton Rouge
Registration	67.4%  Democratic 10.9%  Republican 21.6%  No party preference
Demographics	16%  White 75%  Black 4%  Hispanic 3%  Asian 1% Other
Population (2019)	118,559 [1]
Registered voters	71,390 [2]

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]

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

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.