1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
CLIFF NEWMAN led; no source recorded a winner.
Cliff NewmanDemocrat · leading
30.7%11,997
A. J. LyonsDemocrat
24.6%9,632
Mack AbrahamRepublican
22.6%8,850
Oliver SchrumpfDemocrat
13.8%5,413
William S. BoydDemocrat
5.6%2,186
J. H. MyersDemocrat
2.6%1,018
39,096 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
Cliff Newman (D)A. J. Lyons (D)Mack Abraham (R)Oliver Schrumpf (D)William S. Boyd (D)
Also on the ballot: J. H. Myers (Democrat), 2.6%