1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 26
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
John W. Scott (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Arnold Jack Rosenthal (D) by 53.8 points.
John W. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.9%7,419
Arnold Jack RosenthalDemocrat
23.1%2,229
9,648 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