1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 17
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
CHARLES D JONES led; no source recorded a winner.
Charles D. JonesDemocrat · leading
41.6%3,971
Francis J. HaysDemocrat
21.6%2,060
Kay F. PattersonDemocrat
20.6%1,971
Roy ShellingDemocrat
13.6%1,296
Perry A. SciaraDemocrat
2.6%247
9,545 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Charles D. Jones (D)Francis J. Hays (D)Kay F. Patterson (D)Roy Shelling (D)
Also on the ballot: Perry A. Sciara (Democrat), 2.6%