1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 runoff for Louisiana House District 39
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Raymond Lalonde (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Champagne Jr. (D) by 1.3 points.
Raymond LalondeDemocrat · winner
50.7%5,783
Walter J. Champagne Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.3%5,630
11,413 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET