1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 12
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Joe Bleich (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Hinton (D) by 45.1 points.
Joe BleichDemocrat · winner
65.5%7,303
Joe HintonDemocrat
20.4%2,276
Bill WalkerDemocrat
14.1%1,573
11,152 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET