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1999Final resultsSpecial election

1999 special election for Louisiana Senate District 3

Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana

Lambert Boissiere Jr. (D) won with 38.9% of the vote, defeating Herbert Cade (D) by 3.9 points.

Lambert Boissiere Jr.Democrat · winner
38.9%4,050
Herbert CadeDemocrat
35.0%3,644
18.8%1,959
Leroy DouglasOther party
7.3%757
10,410 votes

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