2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for Louisiana Senate District 26
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Nick Gautreaux (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Fred Hoyt (D) by 7.9 points.
Nick GautreauxDemocrat · winner
54.0%20,379
Fred HoytDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%17,378
37,757 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