DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1971
Lewis W. Eaton Jr.
Last held office: Louisiana State Senate, District 16 (1968–1972). Ran in 4 elections between 1967 and 1971, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −0.5
- Won 1968
- Elections
- 4
- 1967–1971
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Eaton 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 Eaton has run
Margin: how far Eaton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Louisiana State Senate, District 16 | Primary | Lost | Kenneth E. Osterberger (D), Roland S. Stevens (D), William F. Bernhard (D) | 14% | −27.0 |
| 1968 | Louisiana State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | William F. Bernhard (D), J. D. Deblieux (D), Jack Rogers (R) | 25% | R+0.5 |
| 1968 | Louisiana State Senate, District 16 | Runoff | Won | William F. Bernhard (D), J. D. Deblieux (D), John Allphin Jr. (D) | 21.2% | −2.0 |
| 1967 | Louisiana State Senate, District 16 | Primary | Lost | William F. Bernhard (D), J. D. Deblieux (D), Wendell P. Harris (D) | 12.5% | −2.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Eaton has held
- Louisiana State Senate, District 16 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Eaton has run against
- William F. Bernhard (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive