Dec 8, 1979 runoff · December 8, 1979
Dec 8, 1979 runoff: Louisiana State Senate results, district by district
Every Louisiana State Senate district in the Dec 8, 1979 runoff: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 39 seats
After the electionD 39 · R 0
Races8
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-6 · runoff | William Jefferson (D) | 12.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-13 · runoff | W. E. Dykes (D) | 3.4 | |
| SD-14 · runoff | Gaston Gerald (D) | 19.2 | |
| SD-23 · runoff | Allen R. Bares (D) | 7.2 | |
| SD-26 · runoff | Cliff Newman (D) | 9.8 | |
| SD-32 · runoff | Dan Richey (D) | 14.3 | |
| SD-34 · runoff | Lawson Swearingen (D) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-39 · runoff | Bill Keith (D) | 1.0 |
Louisiana State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner