1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 37
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Sydney B. Nelson (D) won with 89.0% of the vote, defeating Richard Lewis (D) by 78.1 points.
Sydney B. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.0%29,105
Richard LewisDemocrat
11.0%3,582
32,687 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