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1991 special election for Louisiana Senate District 34

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

John Ensminger (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Frank Snellings (D) by 9.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

John EnsmingerRepublican · winner
53.3%10,799
44.1%8,937
2.7%542
20,278 votes

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

The candidates

John Ensminger (R)Frank Snellings (D)

Also on the ballot: John H. Powell (Democrat), 2.7%