1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Louisiana Senate District 6
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
WILLIAM J JEFFERSON led; no source recorded a winner.
William JeffersonDemocrat · leading
47.8%8,037
Frederick Leitz EaganDemocrat · incumbent
44.3%7,442
Louis Landrum Sr.Democrat
7.9%1,327
16,806 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET