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1987 general · October 24, 1987

1987 Louisiana State Senate election results, district by district

Every Louisiana State Senate district in the 1987 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Democrats controlled the chamber · 39 seats

After the electionD 34 · R 5
Races39
Changed party4
Unopposed31%12 races
Incumbents defeated7

Every district

D 31 · R 5 · Uncalled 3

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
SD-1Samuel B. Nunez (D)24.8
SD-2Jon D. Johnson (D)Unopposed
SD-3Dennis Bagneris (D)Unopposed
SD-4Ben Bagert (D)77.5
SD-5William Jefferson (D)Unopposed
SD-6John J. Hainkel (R)68.0Flipped
SD-7Fritz Windhorst (R)51.5Flipped
SD-8J. Chris Ullo (D)17.6Incumbent lost
SD-9Ken Hollis (R)Unopposed
SD-10Francis Lauricella (D)58.1
SD-11Gerry E. Hinton (R)44.5Flipped
SD-12B. B. Rayburn (D)50.9
SD-13M. A. Cross (D)39.6
SD-14Cleo Fields (D)0.8Incumbent lost
SD-15No winner recorded—
SD-16Kenneth E. Osterberger (R)61.6Flipped
SD-17J. E. Jumonville (D)Unopposed
SD-18Joe Sevario (D)Unopposed
SD-19Ron Landry (D)51.2
SD-20No winner recorded—Incumbent lost
SD-21M. J. Foster (D)28.0Incumbent lost
SD-22Oswald Decuir (D)Unopposed
SD-23Allen R. Bares (D)Unopposed
SD-24Armand J. Brinkhaus (D)19.0
SD-25Cecil Picard (D)54.8
SD-26Jack Doland (D)11.9Incumbent lost
SD-27William McCleod (D)Unopposed
SD-28John Saunders (D)49.8
SD-29Joe McPherson Jr. (D)13.7
SD-30Bryan A. Poston (D)Unopposed
SD-31Donald G. Kelly (D)25.1
SD-32Steve D. Thompson (D)12.8Incumbent lost
SD-33Willie Crain (D)74.0
SD-34Lawson Swearingen (D)55.2
SD-35Randy L. Ewing (D)17.0
SD-36Foster Campbell Jr. (D)58.5
SD-37Sydney B. Nelson (D)Unopposed
SD-38No winner recorded—Incumbent lost
SD-39Gregory Tarver (D)Unopposed

Louisiana State Senate

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner