Louisiana's 14th State Senate district

Louisiana's 14th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Cleo Fields since 2020, succeeding fellow Democrat Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb.[3]

Louisiana's 14th
State Senate district
Senator
  Cleo Fields
D–Baton Rouge
Registration59.8% Democratic
14.8% Republican
25.4% No party preference
Demographics31% White
61% Black
4% Hispanic
2% Asian
2% Other
Population (2019)112,623[1]
Registered voters68,222[2]

Geography

District 14 is located entirely within East Baton Rouge Parish, including most of downtown Baton Rouge and the main campus of Louisiana State University.[2]

The district is split between Louisiana's 2nd and 6th congressional districts, and overlaps with the 29th, 61st, 63rd, 66th, 67th, 68th, 70th, 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 14[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cleo Fields 13,529 52.5
Democratic Patricia Haynes Smith 12,236 47.5
Total votes 25,765 100
Democratic hold

2015
2015 Louisiana State Senate election, District 14[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (incumbent) Unopposed 100
Total votes Unopposed 100
Democratic hold

2011
2011 Louisiana State Senate election, District 14[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (incumbent) 9,373 58.2
Democratic Michael Jackson 4,540 28.2
Republican Christopher Toombs 2,197 13.6
Total votes 16,110 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 14
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President[7] Biden 78.5–19.6%
2019 Governor (runoff)[8] Edwards 86.3–13.7%
2016 President Clinton 78.7–17.2%
2015 Governor (runoff)[9] Edwards 88.7–11.3%
2014 Senate (runoff) Landrieu 81.9–18.1%
2012 President Obama 80.5–18.1%

References
  1. "State Senate District 14, LA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. "State Senator Cleo Fields - Democrat District 14". 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 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved October 1, 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 1, 2019.
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