1972Final results
1972 election for Louisiana House District 65
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Arthur F. Abadie (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Fred D. Lewis (R) by 31.6 points.
Arthur F. AbadieDemocrat · winner
65.8%6,114
Fred D. LewisRepublican
34.2%3,177
9,291 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