1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 23
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jimmy Long (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Russell Cook (D) by 39.4 points.
Jimmy LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%9,452
Russell CookDemocrat
30.3%4,113
13,565 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