2011Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2011 runoff for Louisiana Senate District 39
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Gregory Tarver (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Lydia P. Jackson (D) by 5.0 points.
Gregory TarverDemocrat · winner
52.5%9,168
Lydia P. JacksonDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%8,295
17,463 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 2011
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET