1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana Senate District 5
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
William Jefferson (D) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating Earl J. Amedee (D) by 78.4 points.
William JeffersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.0%19,201
Earl J. AmedeeDemocrat
8.5%1,884
J. Anthony NelsIndependent
4.5%991
22,076 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