1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 39
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
CLAUDE DEBEAUX JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Claude Debeaux Jr.Democrat · leading
40.9%7,646
Bill KeithDemocrat
36.6%6,843
Powell A. LaytonDemocrat
22.5%4,217
18,706 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