1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 20
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
LEONARD CHABERT led; no source recorded a winner.
Leonard ChabertDemocrat · leading · incumbent
46.0%18,555
Glynn F. VoisinDemocrat
25.9%10,440
Ronald L. MenvilleRepublican
14.2%5,718
Rodney C. WhitneyDemocrat
9.4%3,796
Philip M. ChabertDemocrat
4.5%1,817
40,326 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
Leonard Chabert (D)Glynn F. Voisin (D)Ronald L. Menville (R)Rodney C. Whitney (D)
Also on the ballot: Philip M. Chabert (Democrat), 4.5%