1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 36
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Foster Campbell Jr. (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick H. Jones (D) by 51.4 points.
Foster Campbell Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
75.7%24,782
Patrick H. JonesDemocrat
24.3%7,964
32,746 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