1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 18
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Joe Sevario (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating M. Paul Leblanc (D) by 30.8 points.
Joe SevarioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%30,886
M. Paul LeblancDemocrat
34.6%16,337
47,223 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