1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana House District 64
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
RICHARD HUGH BAKER led; no source recorded a winner.
Richard BakerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
54.3%5,310
Merkel L. SmithDemocrat
37.5%3,665
Lynn J. RivereDemocrat
5.4%533
Julius F. HarellDemocrat
2.8%272
9,780 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Richard Baker (D)Merkel L. Smith (D)Lynn J. Rivere (D)
Also on the ballot: Julius F. Harell (Democrat), 2.8%