1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 4
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Ben Bagert (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Michael H. Okeefe (D) by 32.3 points.
Ben BagertDemocrat · winner
58.9%20,889
Michael H. OkeefeDemocrat · incumbent
26.6%9,424
Anna P. LundbergRepublican
6.6%2,337
Joseph Peter CompagnoDemocrat
5.7%2,019
Arthur C. Dale Jr.Independent
1.8%647
George KerthIndependent
0.4%147
35,463 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
The candidates
Ben Bagert (D)Michael H. Okeefe (D)Anna P. Lundberg (R)Joseph Peter Compagno (D)
Also on the ballot: Arthur C. Dale Jr. (Independent), 1.8%; George Kerth (Independent), 0.4%