1968Final results
1968 election for Louisiana House District 49
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
3 seats: H. Lawrence Gibbs (D), James L. Dennis (D), Shady Wall (D) won.
3 seatsH. Lawrence GibbsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.7%17,941
James L. DennisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.3%17,716
Shady WallDemocrat · winner
24.3%14,174
Ralph CaldwellRepublican
14.7%8,591
58,422 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET