1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 12
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
B. B. Rayburn (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Richie Martin (R) by 49.0 points.
B. B. RayburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%30,487
Richie MartinRepublican
18.5%8,358
C. Louis RawlsDemocrat
9.7%4,366
Roland P. YoungDemocrat
4.4%1,975
45,186 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
B. B. Rayburn (D)Richie Martin (R)C. Louis Rawls (D)
Also on the ballot: Roland P. Young (Democrat), 4.4%