1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 11
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Gerry E. Hinton (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating A. J. Lange (D) by 44.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gerry E. HintonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%26,178
A. J. LangeDemocrat
17.4%7,376
Joyce P. IlardiRepublican
14.5%6,121
W. L. AardenwellsIndependent
6.2%2,617
42,292 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 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET