1979Final results
1979 runoff for Louisiana House District 38
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
J. Luke Soileau (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Howard B. Fontenot (D) by 13.4 points.
J. Luke SoileauDemocrat · winner
56.7%8,910
Howard B. FontenotDemocrat
43.3%6,802
15,712 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET