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1968Final results

1968 election for Louisiana Senate District 12

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Frank J. Diesi (D) won with 82.1% of the vote, defeating W. G. Owen (R) by 64.1 points.

Frank J. DiesiDemocrat · winner
82.1%12,637
W. G. OwenRepublican
17.9%2,764
15,401 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+42.51991R+7.01995R+1.31995 runoffR+81.21999 special electionR+52.61999D+44.62003

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET