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1979Final results

1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 29

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating John K. Snyder (D) by 41.6 points.

Edward G. Randolph Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%18,262
23.5%6,593
Larry ParkerDemocrat
11.3%3,172
28,027 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

EvenD+13.61991 runoffD+36.41995D+9.61999D+41.32011D+18.72015D+22.92019

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET