1968Final results

1968 election for Louisiana Senate District 7

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

2 seats: Cecil R. Blair (D), Sylvan Friedman (D) won.

2 seats
Cecil R. BlairDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.3%20,081
Sylvan FriedmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.0%19,527
2.7%1,099
40,707 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+40.91972D+60.51991D+49.51995D+38.12007D+25.42007 runoff

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

The candidates