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1980 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election

Louisiana · 5 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election?

Russell B. Long won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election. Russell B. Long received 484,770 popular votes (57.64%). The main challenger was Louis Woody Jenkins (38.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Long and Jenkins

Long +18.9 pts · won by 158,848 votes
Russell B. LongDemocraticWINNER57.64%
484,770 votes
Louis Woody JenkinsDemocratic38.75%
325,922 votes
Jerry C. BardwellRepublican1.63%
13,739 votes
Robert Max RossRepublican1.21%
10,208 votes
Naomi Bracey0.76%
6,374 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.