1979Final results
1979 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Cliff Newman (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating A. J. Lyons (D) by 9.8 points.
Cliff NewmanDemocrat · winner
54.9%21,059
A. J. LyonsDemocrat
45.1%17,297
38,356 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET