1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 11
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
GERRY E HINTON led; no source recorded a winner.
Gerry E. HintonDemocrat · leading
25.2%10,251
Roy K. BurnsDemocrat
22.8%9,281
Lane CarsonRepublican
19.2%7,790
W. A. FitzmorrisDemocrat
17.0%6,925
Bruce UnangstRepublican
12.7%5,170
Clifton DucksworthDemocrat
3.0%1,226
40,643 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gerry E. Hinton (D)Roy K. Burns (D)Lane Carson (R)W. A. Fitzmorris (D)Bruce Unangst (R)
Also on the ballot: Clifton Ducksworth (Democrat), 3.0%