1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 11
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Francis Lauricella (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Doris A. Costa (D) by 34.6 points.
Francis LauricellaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%20,716
Doris A. CostaDemocrat
32.7%10,062
30,778 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