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
1% Other
Population (2017)116,140[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 U.S. congressional districts 2 and 6, and overlaps with Louisiana House of Representatives districts 29, 61, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 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 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]
2019 Governor (runoff)[7] Edwards 86.3–13.7%
2016 President Clinton 78.7–17.2%
2015 Governor (runoff)[8] 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 1 October 2019.
  2. "Registration Statistics - Parish". Louisiana Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin. September 2019.
  3. "District - 14". Senator Cleo Fields. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. "Louisiana State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 1 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 1 October 2019.
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