1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 23
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Allen R. Bares (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) by 20.9 points.
Allen R. BaresDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%25,730
Edgar G. Mouton Jr.Democrat
39.6%16,835
42,565 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