1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Jack Doland (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Cliff Newman (D) by 11.9 points.
Jack DolandDemocrat · winner
55.9%22,012
Cliff NewmanDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%17,332
39,344 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