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1987Final results

1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 13

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

M. A. Cross (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Richmond Odom (R) by 39.6 points.

M. A. CrossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%24,432
Richmond OdomRepublican
19.5%8,066
Milton CoxeDemocrat
14.1%5,828
Kerry L. CooleyRepublican
7.3%3,038
41,364 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

EvenD+62.21972D+46.31987R+7.01995

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET