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1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana House District 83

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

John A. Alario Jr. (D) won with 87.8% of the vote, defeating Robert Martin (R) by 75.7 points.

John A. Alario Jr.Democrat · winner
87.8%6,388
Robert MartinRepublican
12.2%885
7,273 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

EvenD+75.71972D+55.61995D+31.32007D+1.92007 runoffD+41.22023

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