1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 33
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
David Ginn (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Erle Edwards Barham (R) by 1.2 points.
David GinnDemocrat · winner
50.6%15,940
Erle Edwards BarhamRepublican · incumbent
49.4%15,563
31,503 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