1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 32
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
William B. Atkins (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Dan Richey (D) by 29.3 points.
William B. AtkinsDemocrat · winner
64.6%28,784
Dan RicheyDemocrat · incumbent
35.4%15,751
44,535 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