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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Louisiana

Russell B. Long (Democrat) beat Woody Jenkins (independent) in Louisiana in 1980, 57.5% to 38.7%, a margin of 18.8 points and 158,778 votes. Decided in the open primary, where the winner took a majority.

The Democratic hold continued from 1974, when Russell B. Long also won.

Democrats led in 57 of the 64 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 7. The largest, Orleans, cast 98,909 votes and went to the Democrat by 65.6 points. The closest was Caldwell, where 26 votes separated the top two.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Russell B. Long won Democratic 484,770 57.5%
Woody Jenkins Democratic 325,992 38.7%
All other candidates 18,861 2.2%
Jerry C. Bardwell Republican 13,739 1.6%
Total843,362

Decided in the open primary, where the winner took a majority.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 64,901 65.6% 0 0.0% 34,008 98,909 D+65.6
East Baton Rouge 56,664 60.0% 0 0.0% 37,737 94,401 D+60.0
Jefferson 37,425 52.1% 0 0.0% 34,364 71,789 D+52.1
Caddo 35,261 59.7% 0 0.0% 23,757 59,018 D+59.7
Rapides 12,743 43.4% 0 0.0% 16,617 29,360 Others
Calcasieu 15,907 54.8% 0 0.0% 13,099 29,006 D+54.8
Lafayette 11,689 54.5% 0 0.0% 9,775 21,464 D+54.5
Ouachita 11,445 53.9% 0 0.0% 9,808 21,253 D+53.9
Lafourche 12,290 65.0% 0 0.0% 6,619 18,909 D+65.0
Bossier 9,423 52.8% 0 0.0% 8,412 17,835 D+52.8
St. Bernard 9,501 56.2% 0 0.0% 7,392 16,893 D+56.2
Tangipahoa 8,808 53.5% 0 0.0% 7,666 16,474 D+53.5
St. Tammany 6,652 43.4% 0 0.0% 8,675 15,327 Others
Ascension 7,487 50.6% 0 0.0% 7,311 14,798 D+50.6
St. Landry 8,157 56.2% 0 0.0% 6,367 14,524 D+56.2
Vermilion 5,951 49.0% 0 0.0% 6,204 12,155 Others
Webster 6,516 55.6% 0 0.0% 5,200 11,716 D+55.6
Terrebonne 5,814 50.6% 0 0.0% 5,686 11,500 D+50.6
Evangeline 5,646 51.2% 0 0.0% 5,392 11,038 D+51.2
Acadia 6,327 58.1% 0 0.0% 4,570 10,897 D+58.1
Iberia 5,182 48.0% 0 0.0% 5,624 10,806 Others
Natchitoches 6,270 61.5% 0 0.0% 3,928 10,198 D+61.5
Vernon 7,208 72.6% 0 0.0% 2,721 9,929 D+72.6
Livingston 4,822 49.8% 0 0.0% 4,859 9,681 Others
Washington 5,624 58.1% 0 0.0% 4,056 9,680 D+58.1
St. Mary 4,782 53.7% 0 0.0% 4,120 8,902 D+53.7
Avoyelles 4,656 54.8% 0 0.0% 3,840 8,496 D+54.8
Desoto 5,055 64.6% 0 0.0% 2,772 7,827 D+64.6
Plaquemines 5,163 72.2% 0 0.0% 1,988 7,151 D+72.2
Sabine 4,437 64.2% 0 0.0% 2,473 6,910 D+64.2
St. Charles 3,871 57.1% 0 0.0% 2,911 6,782 D+57.1
Lincoln 4,099 62.4% 0 0.0% 2,469 6,568 D+62.4
Iberville 4,456 68.9% 0 0.0% 2,008 6,464 D+68.9
Richland 3,583 56.3% 0 0.0% 2,779 6,362 D+56.3
Franklin 3,196 50.4% 0 0.0% 3,141 6,337 D+50.4
St. John The Baptist 3,955 63.8% 0 0.0% 2,243 6,198 D+63.8
Jackson 3,874 62.7% 0 0.0% 2,306 6,180 D+62.7
St. James 4,316 69.9% 0 0.0% 1,862 6,178 D+69.9
Jefferson Davis 3,052 53.6% 0 0.0% 2,639 5,691 D+53.6
Morehouse 2,913 52.5% 0 0.0% 2,636 5,549 D+52.5
Bienville 3,352 60.9% 0 0.0% 2,151 5,503 D+60.9
Beauregard 3,506 65.1% 0 0.0% 1,882 5,388 D+65.1
St. Martin 3,187 59.2% 0 0.0% 2,197 5,384 D+59.2
Union 2,893 57.0% 0 0.0% 2,186 5,079 D+57.0
West Baton Rouge 3,170 64.0% 0 0.0% 1,786 4,956 D+64.0
Grant 2,446 49.7% 0 0.0% 2,474 4,920 Others
Concordia 2,537 53.0% 0 0.0% 2,249 4,786 D+53.0
Pointe Coupee 3,212 67.3% 0 0.0% 1,562 4,774 D+67.3
Claiborne 2,486 53.5% 0 0.0% 2,160 4,646 D+53.5
Allen 2,910 63.0% 0 0.0% 1,708 4,618 D+63.0
Assumption 2,685 61.8% 0 0.0% 1,662 4,347 D+61.8
Winn 2,398 55.9% 0 0.0% 1,889 4,287 D+55.9
La Salle 1,872 45.9% 0 0.0% 2,205 4,077 Others
Red River 2,411 65.3% 0 0.0% 1,282 3,693 D+65.3
West Carroll 1,848 51.1% 0 0.0% 1,770 3,618 D+51.1
East Feliciana 1,850 57.2% 0 0.0% 1,383 3,233 D+57.2
Catahoula 1,732 56.1% 0 0.0% 1,356 3,088 D+56.1
Madison 1,978 65.7% 0 0.0% 1,033 3,011 D+65.7
St. Helena 1,756 59.6% 0 0.0% 1,192 2,948 D+59.6
Caldwell 1,340 50.5% 0 0.0% 1,314 2,654 D+50.5
West Feliciana 1,687 69.4% 0 0.0% 743 2,430 D+69.4
Cameron 1,394 58.7% 0 0.0% 980 2,374 D+58.7
Tensas 1,633 70.3% 0 0.0% 691 2,324 D+70.3
East Carroll 1,366 66.0% 0 0.0% 703 2,069 D+66.0

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Louisiana Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 John Kennedy (R) R+43.7
2020 Bill Cassidy (R) R+40.3
2016 John Neely Kennedy (R) R+21.3
2014 Bill Cassidy (R) R+11.9
2010 David Vitter (R) R+18.9
2008 Mary L. Landrieu (D) D+6.4
2004 David Vitter (R) R+21.7
2002 Mary Landrieu (D) D+3.4
1998 John Breaux (D) D+32.4
1996 Mary Landrieu (D) D+0.3
1992 John Breaux (D) D+64.8
1990 J. Bennett Johnston (D) D+10.5
1986 John B. Breaux (D) D+5.6
1984 J. Bennett Johnston (D) D+76.9
1980 Russell B. Long (D) D+55.9
1978 J. Bennett Johnston (D) D+59.4
1974 Russell B. Long (D) D+100.0
1972 J. Bennett Johnston (D) D+36.1
1968 Russell B. Long (D) D+100.0
1966 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+100.0
1962 Russell B. Long (D) D+51.1
1960 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+59.5
1956 Russell B. Long (D) D+100.0
1954 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+100.0
1950 Russell B. Long (D) D+75.4
1948 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+100.0
1944 John H. Overton (D) D+100.0
1942 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+100.0
1938 John H. Overton (D) D+99.8
1936 Allen J. Ellender (D) D+100.0
1932 John H. Overton (D) D+100.0
1930 Huey Long (D) D+100.0
1926 Edwin S. Broussard (D) D+100.0
1924 Joseph Ransdell (D) D+100.0
1920 Edwin S. Broussard (D) D+100.0
1918 Joseph Ransdell (D) D+100.0