1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana House District 43
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Mike Thompson (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald L. Menville (R) by 57.7 points.
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · winner
78.9%9,370
Ronald L. MenvilleRepublican
21.1%2,512
11,882 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET