1995Final results
1995 election for Louisiana Senate District 39
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Gregory Tarver (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating C. O. Simpkins (D) by 27.6 points.
Gregory TarverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%13,687
C. O. SimpkinsDemocrat
28.4%6,940
Michael R. WardDemocrat
15.5%3,798
24,425 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 1995
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET