1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana Senate District 3
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Theodore M. Hickey (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Frank W. Beckendorf (R) by 57.8 points.
Theodore M. HickeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%15,404
Frank W. BeckendorfRepublican
21.1%4,116
19,520 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET