Louisiana's 15th State Senate district explained

State:Louisiana
District:15
Chamber:Senate
Representative:Regina Barrow
Party:Democratic
Residence:Baton Rouge
Democratic:67.4
Republican:10.9
Npp:21.6
Percent White:16
Percent Black:75
Percent Hispanic:4
Percent Asian:3
Percent Other Race:1
Population:118,559[1]
Population Year:2019
Registered: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.

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults[5]
2020President[6] Biden 78.6–19.8%
2019Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 86.1–13.9%
2016PresidentClinton 77.7–19.7%
2015Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 85.9–14.1%
2014Senate (runoff)Landrieu 78.4–21.6%
2012PresidentObama 77.0–22.1%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Senate District 15, LA. Census Reporter. June 9, 2021.
  2. Web site: Registration Statistics - Parish. Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. October 2, 2019.
  3. Web site: State Senator Regina Ashford Barrow - Democrat District 15. Louisiana State Senate. June 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?. David Jarman. Daily Kos. October 1, 2019.
  5. Web site: Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD. Daily Kos. October 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  7. Web site: Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov. @PrdNewEnglander. November 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege. @JMilesColeman. October 2, 2019.