1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 31
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Eldridge Morris (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating J. E. Stephenson (D) by 11.1 points.
Eldridge MorrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%4,070
J. E. StephensonDemocrat
44.5%3,257
7,327 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