1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana Senate District 25
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
NED DOUCET JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Ned Doucet Jr.Democrat · leading
27.0%9,610
Ralph L. CowenDemocrat
25.5%9,051
James E. FontenotDemocrat · incumbent
22.0%7,806
Daniel NoelDemocrat
17.0%6,047
Charles KingDemocrat
4.9%1,734
Clark M. HoffpauirDemocrat
3.6%1,288
35,536 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
The candidates
Ned Doucet Jr. (D)Ralph L. Cowen (D)James E. Fontenot (D)Daniel Noel (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles King (Democrat), 4.9%; Clark M. Hoffpauir (Democrat), 3.6%