1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 20
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Leonard Chabert (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Richard Owen (D) by 42.2 points.
Leonard ChabertDemocrat · winner
65.7%23,552
Richard OwenDemocrat
23.5%8,427
Linton J. NaquinDemocrat
10.8%3,863
35,842 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