1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Cliff Newman (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Jesse Knowles (R) by 25.7 points.
Cliff NewmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%25,513
Jesse KnowlesRepublican
37.1%15,076
40,589 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