2011Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 39
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
LYDIA P JACKSON led; no source recorded a winner.
Lydia P. JacksonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
43.4%9,393
Gregory TarverDemocrat
41.6%9,015
James F. "Jim" SlagleRepublican
15.0%3,259
21,667 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