1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 13
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
M. A. Cross (D) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Patrick E. McGibboney (D) by 44.4 points.
M. A. CrossDemocrat · winner
72.2%29,071
Patrick E. McGibboneyDemocrat
27.8%11,189
40,260 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