1975Final results
1975 election for Louisiana Senate District 36
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
FOSTER CAMPBELL JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Foster Campbell Jr.Democrat · leading
25.2%7,543
John S. GarrettDemocrat
18.5%5,534
Houston R. MorrisDemocrat
17.4%5,202
Parey P. BrantonDemocrat
13.7%4,111
Patrick H. JonesDemocrat
11.1%3,330
Ralph RentzDemocrat
8.0%2,402
Wade BakerDemocrat
3.9%1,183
Tom RobinsonDemocrat
2.2%648
29,953 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
Foster Campbell Jr. (D)John S. Garrett (D)Houston R. Morris (D)Parey P. Branton (D)Patrick H. Jones (D)Ralph Rentz (D)
Also on the ballot: Wade Baker (Democrat), 3.9%; Tom Robinson (Democrat), 2.2%