1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 3
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Theodore M. Hickey (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Arthur Simmons (D) by 64.0 points.
Theodore M. HickeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.0%13,058
Arthur SimmonsDemocrat
18.0%2,864
15,922 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