1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 28
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
John Saunders (D) won with 40.7% of the vote, defeating Don Hines (D) by 11.8 points.
John SaundersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.7%20,039
Don HinesDemocrat
28.9%14,210
Peter SavoyDemocrat
18.1%8,906
Daniel LemoineDemocrat
12.3%6,076
49,231 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