1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 37
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Sydney B. Nelson (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating John F. Wolcott (D) by 27.6 points.
Sydney B. NelsonDemocrat · winner
63.8%17,470
John F. WolcottDemocrat
36.2%9,904
27,374 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