1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 37
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
James Martin (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating John C. Hoffpauir (D) by 21.0 points.
James MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%7,999
John C. HoffpauirDemocrat
39.5%5,220
13,219 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