1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Kenneth E. Osterberger (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Rocky Powell (D) by 47.5 points.
Kenneth E. OsterbergerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%29,816
Rocky PowellDemocrat
26.2%10,607
40,423 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