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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, November 19, 1983

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: Statewide offices, and local races in 60 parishes.

Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

Governor and statewide offices

Commissioner of Insurance

Sherman A. Bernard (Democrat) won with 54.9% of the vote.

  • Sherman A. Bernard DemocratElected

    54.9% 553,230 votes

  • "Dave" Brennan RepublicanDefeated

    45.1% 453,793 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Sherman A. Bernard
"Dave" Brennan

1,007,023 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishSherman A. Bernard"Dave" BrennanTurnout
Acadia Parish48.2%5,43051.8%5,834
Allen Parish58.2%3,17641.8%2,285
Ascension Parish66.5%9,86633.5%4,976
Assumption Parish61.7%4,95938.3%3,073
Avoyelles Parish50.1%5,64649.9%5,619
Beauregard Parish50.6%3,59449.4%3,510
Bienville Parish54.2%3,53145.8%2,979
Bossier Parish43.3%4,85256.7%6,344
Caddo Parish52.4%27,78947.6%25,214
Calcasieu Parish54.5%17,62145.5%14,703
Caldwell Parish43.3%1,94956.7%2,550
Cameron Parish54.8%58945.2%486
Catahoula Parish46.4%2,18753.6%2,524
Claiborne Parish57.1%2,57642.9%1,939
Concordia Parish50.3%4,32349.7%4,279
De Soto Parish59.2%3,67440.8%2,532
East Baton Rouge Parish57.8%54,60342.2%39,939
East Carroll Parish56.1%1,87943.9%1,470
East Feliciana Parish71.1%4,88128.9%1,982
Evangeline Parish56.5%7,28443.5%5,609
Franklin Parish48.2%3,56251.8%3,830
Grant Parish44.0%2,67056.0%3,396
Iberia Parish53.0%11,03247.0%9,781
Iberville Parish70.1%7,40829.9%3,165
Jackson Parish38.8%2,50261.2%3,950
Jefferson Davis Parish52.1%3,43547.9%3,154
Jefferson Parish51.6%44,46648.4%41,714
Lafayette Parish47.3%13,57752.7%15,116
Lafourche Parish62.6%16,43237.4%9,799
LaSalle Parish44.8%2,45155.2%3,018
Lincoln Parish50.4%3,30449.6%3,252
Livingston Parish62.1%12,63637.9%7,726
Madison Parish65.8%2,72834.2%1,417
Morehouse Parish53.6%5,39746.4%4,666
Natchitoches Parish48.3%4,16051.7%4,455
Orleans Parish61.4%55,34438.6%34,781
Ouachita Parish45.5%9,90254.5%11,869
Plaquemines Parish58.5%5,11041.5%3,620
Pointe Coupee Parish67.3%3,47332.7%1,690
Rapides Parish42.3%15,82857.7%21,577
Red River Parish54.4%2,59045.6%2,171
Richland Parish47.7%3,43352.3%3,771
Sabine Parish51.5%3,21748.5%3,026
St. Bernard Parish55.4%10,05144.6%8,100
St. Charles Parish61.1%7,97838.9%5,087
St. Helena Parish59.4%2,72240.6%1,861
St. James Parish71.8%6,62028.2%2,600
St. John the Baptist Parish63.2%8,27336.8%4,812
St. Landry Parish60.8%10,37439.2%6,680
St. Martin Parish59.0%6,89241.0%4,784
St. Mary Parish56.5%10,56343.5%8,143
St. Tammany Parish50.0%13,76450.0%13,791
Tangipahoa Parish58.3%12,23441.7%8,741
Tensas Parish59.3%1,85540.7%1,272
Terrebonne Parish59.3%15,76340.7%10,798
Union Parish47.0%3,93453.0%4,440
Vermilion Parish49.8%10,14550.2%10,216
Vernon Parish48.1%4,78651.9%5,172
Washington Parish54.8%6,85945.2%5,655
Webster Parish50.6%4,60949.4%4,508
West Baton Rouge Parish67.2%3,85732.8%1,882
West Carroll Parish47.9%2,12252.1%2,308
West Feliciana Parish66.5%1,93233.5%973
Winn Parish47.1%2,83152.9%3,179

Lieutenant Governor

Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman (Democrat) won with 58.2% of the vote.

  • Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman DemocratElected

    58.2% 608,190 votes

  • James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr. DemocratDefeated

    41.8% 435,989 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Robert L. "Bobby" Freeman
James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr.
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

1,044,179 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishRobert L. "Bobby" FreemanJames E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr.Turnout
Acadia Parish64.4%7,44035.6%4,111
Allen Parish73.2%4,11526.8%1,503
Ascension Parish81.9%12,82018.1%2,837
Assumption Parish76.0%6,67524.0%2,107
Avoyelles Parish68.9%8,24131.1%3,719
Beauregard Parish56.7%4,14843.3%3,168
Bienville Parish64.4%4,39635.6%2,434
Bossier Parish51.1%5,78848.9%5,528
Caddo Parish55.1%30,54744.9%24,940
Calcasieu Parish62.7%20,66237.3%12,268
Caldwell Parish64.6%3,02835.4%1,662
Cameron Parish66.8%72533.2%361
Catahoula Parish69.9%3,47630.1%1,500
Claiborne Parish59.5%2,80340.5%1,906
Concordia Parish62.9%5,83137.1%3,433
De Soto Parish62.4%4,03337.6%2,431
East Baton Rouge Parish42.6%41,01357.4%55,353
East Carroll Parish67.5%2,42432.5%1,165
East Feliciana Parish77.7%5,54622.3%1,592
Evangeline Parish67.7%9,75132.3%4,650
Franklin Parish62.3%4,81137.7%2,908
Grant Parish68.3%4,20631.7%1,953
Iberia Parish60.3%12,95139.7%8,512
Iberville Parish86.2%10,45813.8%1,668
Jackson Parish00
Jefferson Davis Parish60.3%4,03439.7%2,655
Jefferson Parish39.5%34,92260.5%53,414
Lafayette Parish50.2%14,69949.8%14,609
Lafourche Parish68.5%18,68931.5%8,578
LaSalle Parish62.2%3,66737.8%2,232
Lincoln Parish55.1%3,74444.9%3,046
Livingston Parish76.0%15,92824.0%5,037
Madison Parish66.5%2,89933.5%1,459
Morehouse Parish54.9%5,71645.1%4,697
Natchitoches Parish65.3%5,76034.7%3,067
Orleans Parish53.8%51,23946.2%44,055
Ouachita Parish52.8%11,68747.2%10,465
Plaquemines Parish57.3%5,38842.7%4,011
Pointe Coupee Parish79.9%4,35620.1%1,093
Rapides Parish60.6%23,23339.4%15,093
Red River Parish67.3%3,53132.7%1,713
Richland Parish58.3%4,31141.7%3,085
Sabine Parish65.1%4,38334.9%2,345
St. Bernard Parish51.3%9,64348.7%9,164
St. Charles Parish61.4%8,41138.6%5,298
St. Helena Parish75.6%4,00324.4%1,294
St. James Parish78.5%8,11521.5%2,216
St. John the Baptist Parish65.7%9,56334.3%4,987
St. Landry Parish66.3%12,34333.7%6,264
St. Martin Parish71.1%8,78128.9%3,565
St. Mary Parish61.7%11,96538.3%7,428
St. Tammany Parish43.1%12,27356.9%16,176
Tangipahoa Parish65.3%14,47634.7%7,696
Tensas Parish64.8%2,21935.2%1,205
Terrebonne Parish59.2%16,23640.8%11,207
Union Parish59.7%5,18040.3%3,501
Vermilion Parish68.6%14,78731.4%6,771
Vernon Parish69.6%7,12130.4%3,105
Washington Parish69.5%9,06530.5%3,978
Webster Parish61.0%5,75639.0%3,677
West Baton Rouge Parish80.7%4,85719.3%1,158
West Carroll Parish60.3%2,77239.7%1,822
West Feliciana Parish77.5%2,67022.5%775
Winn Parish62.4%3,88037.6%2,339

State Legislature

Each district links to its full results on a parish page, with a map by precinct.

State House of Representatives (25 races)

DistrictResult
District 1Bruce N. Lynn (Republican) won with 51.5% of the vote.
District 2Alphonse Jackson, Jr. (Democrat) won with 55.3% of the vote.
District 3Willie Singleton (Democrat) won with 54.5% of the vote.
District 11Jimmy Long (Democrat) won with 51.0% of the vote.
District 15Evelyn Blackmon (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.
District 18Archie R. Crosby (Democrat) won with 55.1% of the vote.
District 22Thomas "Bud" Brady (Democrat) won with 50.7% of the vote.
District 34Wilford Carter (Democrat) won with 56.9% of the vote.
District 45Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democrat) won with 60.0% of the vote.
District 53Murray J. Herbert (Democrat) won with 58.6% of the vote.
District 58Melvin Irvin, Jr. (Democrat) won with 50.3% of the vote.
District 61Louis Jetson (Democrat) won with 51.3% of the vote.
District 62John D. Travis (Democrat) won with 54.3% of the vote.
District 63Jewel J. Newman (Democrat) won with 55.4% of the vote.
District 71Julius A. Blount (Democrat) won with 52.5% of the vote.
District 72Weldon Russell (Democrat) won with 55.6% of the vote.
District 77Edward J. Deano, Jr. (Democrat) won with 50.1% of the vote.
District 79Kernan "Skip" Hand (Republican) won with 55.0% of the vote.
District 87N.j. Damico (Democrat) won with 61.8% of the vote.
District 95E. Henry Heaton, Jr. (Democrat) won with 66.7% of the vote.
District 96Charles R. Jones (Democrat) won with 62.6% of the vote.
District 97Arthur A. Morrell (Democrat) won with 50.4% of the vote.
District 102Francis C. Heitmeier (Democrat) won with 61.7% of the vote.
District 103Edw."Bud Rip" Ripoll (Republican) won with 53.1% of the vote.
District 105Frank J. Patti (Democrat) won with 56.5% of the vote.

State Senate (4 races)

DistrictResult
District 11Gerry E. Hinton (Democrat) won with 53.4% of the vote.
District 20Leonard J. Chabert (Democrat) won with 55.2% of the vote.
District 29"Joe" McPherson (Democrat) won with 53.9% of the vote.
District 39Gregory Tarver (Democrat) won with 51.4% of the vote.

Turnout by parish