1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 3
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Dennis Bagneris (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Henry E. Braden IV (D) by 7.4 points.
Dennis BagnerisDemocrat · winner
53.7%16,937
Henry E. Braden IVDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%14,593
31,530 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