1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 31
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Donald G. Kelly (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating George G. Foshee (D) by 56.5 points.
Donald G. KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.2%31,764
George G. FosheeDemocrat
21.8%8,839
40,603 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