1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 10
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
M. Joe Tiemann (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating David Ernest Duke (D) by 30.3 points.
M. Joe TiemannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%21,329
David Ernest DukeDemocrat
26.3%9,897
Robert NamerDemocrat
12.3%4,635
Robert N. ClarkeDemocrat
4.8%1,824
37,685 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
M. Joe Tiemann (D)David Ernest Duke (D)Robert Namer (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert N. Clarke (Democrat), 4.8%