1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 11
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Loy Weaver (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Louise Johnson (D) by 11.9 points.
Loy WeaverDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%7,093
Louise JohnsonDemocrat
38.6%5,422
Jeroune RhodesDemocrat
6.8%957
Fred G. SandersRepublican
4.2%586
14,058 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Loy Weaver (D)Louise Johnson (D)Jeroune Rhodes (D)
Also on the ballot: Fred G. Sanders (Republican), 4.2%