1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
KENNETH E OSTERBERGER led; no source recorded a winner.
Kenneth E. OsterbergerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
67.4%23,300
David Ernest DukeDemocrat
32.6%11,284
34,584 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET