1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 29
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Joe McPherson Jr. (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Scott (R) by 13.7 points.
Joe McPherson Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%16,950
John W. ScottRepublican
36.8%12,346
Cecil R. BlairDemocrat
12.7%4,245
33,541 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