1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana Senate District 38
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
VIRGINIA KILPATRICK SHEHEE led; no source recorded a winner.
Virginia Kilpatrick SheheeDemocrat · leading
30.2%7,170
C. Kay CarterDemocrat · incumbent
20.1%4,772
Thomas L. White Jr.Democrat
19.7%4,681
T. A. WilsonDemocrat
14.6%3,463
D. P. MagouirkDemocrat
9.1%2,153
Roy BrunDemocrat
6.4%1,508
23,747 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