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1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 election for Louisiana Senate District 38

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

RICHARD NEESON led; no source recorded a winner.

Richard NeesonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
37.0%14,113
Ron BeanRepublican
24.9%9,504
Bill BushDemocrat
19.6%7,467
Ted RobertsDemocrat
18.5%7,048
38,132 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+0.41987 runoffR+67.51991R+36.62003R+13.62015D+4.92015 runoffR+1.42019

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