1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana House District 65
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
DONALD RAY KENNARD led; no source recorded a winner.
Donald Ray KennardDemocrat · leading
37.3%4,556
Arthur F. AbadieDemocrat · incumbent
21.2%2,585
M. A. TassinDemocrat
18.0%2,192
Robert W. MorganRepublican
12.5%1,529
Ramsey GilchristDemocrat
11.0%1,341
12,203 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