1972Final results

1972 election for Louisiana House District 86

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Sam A. Leblanc III (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Trice (R) by 38.1 points.

Sam A. Leblanc IIIDemocrat · winner
69.1%6,496
Phil TriceRepublican
30.9%2,911
9,407 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+38.11972D+19.81979R+48.51983R+63.41991R+67.82011

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