1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 38
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Richard Neeson (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee (D) by 27.4 points.
Richard NeesonDemocrat · winner
63.7%19,393
Virginia Kilpatrick SheheeDemocrat · incumbent
36.3%11,050
30,443 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