2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for Louisiana Senate District 35
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Robert W. Kostelka (R) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Jones (D) by 3.6 points.
Robert W. KostelkaRepublican · winner
51.8%17,331
Bill JonesDemocrat · incumbent
48.2%16,122
33,453 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