1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 39
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Gregory Tarver (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Keith (D) by 8.9 points.
Gregory TarverDemocrat · winner
54.5%14,149
Bill KeithDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%11,829
25,978 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET