2003Final results
2003 election for Louisiana Senate District 12
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
BEN W NEVERS led; no source recorded a winner.
Ben W. NeversDemocrat · leading
42.9%17,258
Richard TannerRepublican
21.5%8,654
Weldon RussellDemocrat
14.1%5,691
Ivory E. DysonDemocrat
7.9%3,188
David P. LindseyRepublican
6.2%2,495
Dennis DavisDemocrat
5.1%2,061
Stanley MiddletonDemocrat
2.3%909
40,256 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ben W. Nevers (D)Richard Tanner (R)Weldon Russell (D)Ivory E. Dyson (D)David P. Lindsey (R)Dennis Davis (D)
Also on the ballot: Stanley Middleton (Democrat), 2.3%