1979 general · October 27, 1979
1979 Louisiana House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Louisiana House of Representatives district in the 1979 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 105 seats
After the electionD 96 · R 9
Races105
Changed party3
Unopposed20%21 races
Incumbents defeated16
Every district
D 66 · R 5 · Uncalled 34
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2 | Alphonse Jackson Jr. (D) | 26.1 | |
| HD-3 | Forrest Dunn (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-4 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-5 | B. F. Oneal Jr. (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-6 | A. W. Sour Jr. (R) | 17.2 | |
| HD-7 | Johnny McFerren (D) | 6.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-8 | Robert Adley (D) | 37.1 | |
| HD-9 | Jesse C. Deen (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 | Bruce Bolin (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-11 | Loy Weaver (D) | 11.9 | |
| HD-12 | Joe Bleich (D) | 45.1 | |
| HD-13 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-14 | John Ensminger (D) | 27.1 | |
| HD-15 | Shady Wall (D) | 6.6 | |
| HD-16 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | 61.1 | |
| HD-17 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-18 | Archie R. Crosby (D) | 34.4 | |
| HD-19 | Francis Thompson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-21 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-22 | Thomas Brady (D) | 40.2 | |
| HD-23 | Jimmy Long (D) | 39.4 | |
| HD-24 | H. Mutt Fowler Sr. (D) | 26.2 | |
| HD-25 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-26 | John W. Scott (D) | 53.8 | |
| HD-27 | Carl Gunter Jr. (D) | 9.3 | |
| HD-28 | Raymond J. Laborde (D) | 23.4 | |
| HD-29 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-30 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-31 | Eldridge Morris (D) | 11.1 | |
| HD-32 | James David Cain (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-34 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-35 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-36 | Conway Lebleu (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-37 | James Martin (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-38 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-39 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-40 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-41 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-42 | John N. John III (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-43 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-44 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-45 | J. Luke Leblanc (D) | 55.4 | |
| HD-46 | Jesse Guidry (D) | 0.9 | |
| HD-47 | Sam Theriot (D) | 23.4 | |
| HD-48 | E. Ackal Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-49 | Ted Haik Jr. (D) | 65.5 | |
| HD-50 | Vincent Bella (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-51 | John Siracusa (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-52 | Hunt Downer Jr. (D) | 66.9 | |
| HD-53 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-54 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-55 | W. J. Tauzin (D) | 80.3 | |
| HD-56 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-57 | Joseph Accardo Jr. (D) | 26.7 | |
| HD-58 | Camille J. Russo (D) | 40.3 | |
| HD-59 | John C. Diez (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-60 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-61 | Clyde W. Kimball (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-62 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-63 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-64 | Richard Baker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-65 | Donald Ray Kennard (D) | 39.9 | |
| HD-66 | Louis Jenkins (D) | 40.0 | |
| HD-67 | Joseph A. Delpit (D) | 60.6 | |
| HD-68 | Kevin P. Reilly (D) | 47.5 | |
| HD-69 | E. Clark Gaudin (R) | 13.5 | |
| HD-70 | Frank P. Simoneaux (D) | 49.7 | |
| HD-71 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-72 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-73 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-74 | R. H. Strain (D) | 23.9 | |
| HD-75 | Lawrence Sheridan (D) | 20.1 | |
| HD-76 | Edward C. Scogin (D) | 26.3 | |
| HD-77 | Edward J. Dgerolamo (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-78 | Eddie Doucet (D) | 35.5 | |
| HD-79 | Charles Grisbaum Jr. (R) | 57.2 | Flipped |
| HD-80 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-81 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-82 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-83 | John A. Alario Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-84 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | 46.1 | |
| HD-85 | J. Kenneth Leithman (D) | 44.6 | |
| HD-86 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-87 | Earl Joseph Schmitt (D) | 62.6 | |
| HD-88 | Delesseps S. Morrison Jr. (D) | 34.2 | |
| HD-89 | John J. Hainkel (D) | 42.2 | |
| HD-90 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-91 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | 22.2 | |
| HD-92 | William H. Byrnes (D) | 66.1 | |
| HD-93 | Avery C. Alexander (D) | 44.6 | |
| HD-94 | Charles Emile Bruneau Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-96 | Louis Charbonnet III (D) | 33.2 | |
| HD-97 | George C. Connor Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-98 | Ben Bagert (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-99 | Lane Carson (R) | 35.4 | Flipped |
| HD-100 | Ron Faucheux (D) | 78.2 | |
| HD-101 | Johnny Jackson Jr. (D) | 54.1 | |
| HD-102 | Jon D. Johnson (D) | 15.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-103 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-104 | Manuel Fernandez (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-105 | Frank J. Patti (D) | Unopposed |
Louisiana House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner