1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 30
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Bryan A. Poston (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Phillip K. Stokes (D) by 41.8 points.
Bryan A. PostonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%19,449
Phillip K. StokesDemocrat
23.0%6,897
William W. MetlinDemocrat
12.2%3,657
30,003 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