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
Registration	59.8% Democratic 14.8% Republican 25.4% No party preference
Demographics	31% White 61% Black 4% Hispanic 2% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	116,140[1]
Registered voters	68,222[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.