1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Kenneth E. Osterberger (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Babs Minhinnette (D) by 67.0 points.
Kenneth E. OsterbergerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%38,474
Babs MinhinnetteDemocrat
11.5%5,643
Oscar P. WhiteDemocrat
10.0%4,909
49,026 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