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 Democratic Senator Regina Barrow since 2016, succeeding fellow Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.[3]

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	19% White 74% Black 4% Hispanic 3% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	119,415[1]
Registered voters	71,390[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 U.S. congressional districts 2 and 6, and with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 29, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, and 101.[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]
2019	Governor (runoff)[7]	Edwards 86.1–13.9%
2016	President	Clinton 77.7–19.7%
2015	Governor (runoff)[8]	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 2 October 2019.
2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
3. "District - 15". Senator Regina Ashford Barrow. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
5. "Louisiana State Senate District 15". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
7. @PrdNewEnglander. "Since I've gotten a request for it, here are the numbers and data for each state senate district. #lagov". Retrieved 22 November 2019.
8. @JMilesColeman. "My numbers for #LAGov by State Senate seat. Republicans sitting in @JohnBelforLA districts are highlighted. #lalege". Retrieved 2 October 2019.