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1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 runoff for Louisiana House District 81

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Charles Cusimano (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Rice Sr. (D) by 31.5 points.

Charles CusimanoDemocrat · winner
65.8%9,302
Thomas J. Rice Sr.Democrat · incumbent
34.2%4,842
14,144 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 1979

Races before and after

EvenD+1.21972D+35.71979

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Charles Cusimano (D)Thomas J. Rice Sr. (D)