1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 17
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
J. E. Jumonville (D) won with 84.7% of the vote, defeating Hanson J. Lopez (D) by 69.4 points.
J. E. JumonvilleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.7%30,354
Hanson J. LopezDemocrat
15.3%5,492
35,846 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