2003Final resultsSpecial election
2003 special election for Louisiana Senate District 36
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Robert Adley (D) won with 45.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Lott (D) by 27.3 points.
Robert AdleyDemocrat · winner
45.1%6,564
Jerry LottDemocrat
17.8%2,595
John FryeDemocrat
11.3%1,640
John CucciRepublican
9.6%1,402
Henry D. MeachumDemocrat
9.6%1,397
T. E. ColemanRepublican
5.6%819
Jack CookDemocrat
1.0%148
14,565 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Robert Adley (D)Jerry Lott (D)John Frye (D)John Cucci (R)Henry D. Meachum (D)T. E. Coleman (R)
Also on the ballot: Jack Cook (Democrat), 1.0%