DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Oct 1987
Lawson Swearingen
Last held office: Louisiana State Senate, District 34 (1979–1991). Ran in 4 elections between 1979 and 1987, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +55.2
- Won 1987
- Elections
- 4
- 1979–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Swearingen was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Swearingen has run
Margin: how far Swearingen finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Louisiana State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Fred Huenefeld (D) | 77.6% | D+55.2 |
| 1983 | Louisiana State Senate, District 34 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 34 | Runoff | Won | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) | 51.5% | +3.0 |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 34 | General | Lost | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D), Ralph Hall (R) | 46.5% | D+0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Swearingen has held
- Louisiana State Senate, District 34 · 1979–1991
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Swearingen has run against
- Fred Huenefeld (D) · 1987 election, won
- H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) · 1979 runoff, won
Source: 99chambers results archive