1979Final results
1979 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 13
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
W. E. Dykes (D) won re-election with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Lonny Myles (D) by 3.4 points.
W. E. DykesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%22,279
Lonny MylesDemocrat
48.3%20,822
43,101 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET