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1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana House District 80

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Charles D. Lancaster (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Calvin P. Lee (D) by 6.5 points.

Charles D. LancasterRepublican · winner
53.3%6,018
46.7%5,281
11,299 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

EvenR+6.51972D+1.51979R+22.11979 runoffR+23.61983R+28.61987

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET