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1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 29

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Joe McPherson Jr. (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D) by 7.9 points.

Joe McPherson Jr.Democrat · winner
53.9%16,360
Edward G. Randolph Jr.Democrat · incumbent
46.1%13,973
30,333 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 1983

Races before and after

EvenD+26.41987D+52.41991

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Joe McPherson Jr. (D)Edward G. Randolph Jr. (D)