1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 28
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
John Saunders (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Claire P. Sharp (R) by 49.8 points.
John SaundersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%32,712
Claire P. SharpRepublican
25.1%10,974
43,686 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