2011Final results
2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 17
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Rick Ward III (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Larry Thomas (D) by 40.0 points.
Rick Ward IIIDemocrat · winner
70.0%25,645
Larry ThomasDemocrat
30.0%11,000
36,645 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