1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
JESSE KNOWLES led; no source recorded a winner.
Jesse KnowlesDemocrat · leading · incumbent
70.1%23,151
John F. LavernDemocrat
29.9%9,889
33,040 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