1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 16
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Kenneth E. Osterberger (R) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating A. T. Sanders Jr. (D) by 61.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kenneth E. OsterbergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
80.8%37,172
A. T. Sanders Jr.Democrat
19.2%8,845
46,017 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