Louisiana Senate District 16

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Franklin Foil Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result on file, older lines: Franklin Foil (Republican) won by 15.2 points, 2019

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History (17 elections for this seat)

No results on file for the current lines (first used 2023).

Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Votes for listed candidates: 47,002
Election day: November 16, 2019
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFranklin FoilWon	Republican	27,09057.6%	57.6%
DemocraticBeverly Brooksthompson	Democratic	19,91242.4%	42.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,167
Election day: October 12, 2019
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 2019, won by Franklin Foil
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBeverly Brooksthompson	Democratic	14,21333.7%	33.7%
RepublicanFranklin Foil	Republican	12,52329.7%	29.7%
RepublicanSteve Carter	Republican	12,51929.7%	29.7%
RepublicanBob Bell	Republican	1,8264.3%	4.3%
OtherEverett Baudean	Other	1,0862.6%	2.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,532
Election day: October 24, 2015
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan ClaitorWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,50650.7%	50.7%
RepublicanScott McKnight	Republican	11,46235.2%	35.2%
OtherBrent Campanella	Other	4,56414.0%	14.0%

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDan ClaitorWon	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 44,239
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill CassidyWon	Republican	33,46375.6%	75.6%
RepublicanTroy Moreau	Republican	6,78115.3%	15.3%
LibertarianRichard Fontanesi	Libertarian	3,9959.0%	9.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,437
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJay DardenneWon(incumbent)	Republican	34,67978.0%	78.0%
RepublicanChris Warner	Republican	9,75822.0%	22.0%

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn L. Dardenne Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn L. Dardenne Jr.Won(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 50,054
Election day: November 16, 1991
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn L. Dardenne Jr.Won	Republican	26,12052.2%	52.2%
RepublicanLynda Imes	Republican	23,93447.8%	47.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,810
Election day: October 19, 1991
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 1991, won by John L. Dardenne Jr.
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLynda Imes	Republican	21,67948.4%	48.4%
RepublicanJohn L. Dardenne Jr.	Republican	18,64241.6%	41.6%
OtherMichael S. Wolf	Other	2,3915.3%	5.3%
RepublicanFrancis Pellegrin	Republican	2,0984.7%	4.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,017
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKenneth E. OsterbergerWon(incumbent)	Republican	37,17280.8%	80.8%
DemocraticA. T. Sanders Jr.	Democratic	8,84519.2%	19.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,423
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth E. OsterbergerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,81673.8%	73.8%
DemocraticRocky Powell	Democratic	10,60726.2%	26.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 49,026
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth E. OsterbergerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	38,47478.5%	78.5%
DemocraticBabs Minhinnette	Democratic	5,64311.5%	11.5%
DemocraticOscar P. White	Democratic	4,90910.0%	10.0%

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth E. OsterbergerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,723100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,584
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Kenneth E. Osterberger
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth E. Osterberger(incumbent)	Democratic	23,30067.4%	67.4%
DemocraticDavid Ernest Duke	Democratic	11,28432.6%	32.6%

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKenneth E. OsterbergerWon	Democratic	21,748100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 131,734
Election day: February 6, 1968
Seats: 3
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Louisiana Senate District 16, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam F. BernhardWon(incumbent)	Democratic	33,55925.5%	25.5%
DemocraticLewis W. Eaton Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	32,95825.0%	25.0%
DemocraticJ. D. DeblieuxWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,03520.5%	20.5%
RepublicanJack Rogers	Republican	16,42312.5%	12.5%
OtherA. T. Sanders Jr.	Other	14,01810.6%	10.6%
RepublicanDonald O. Fletcher	Republican	7,7415.9%	5.9%

1968 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2019.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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