This is the 1979 race. The latest: 2023 →

1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 election for Louisiana House District 39

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

WALTER J CHAMPAGNE JR led; no source recorded a winner.

Walter J. Champagne Jr.Democrat · leading · incumbent
37.6%4,553
32.7%3,956
16.2%1,963
Kirt SoileauDemocrat
13.5%1,639
12,111 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

EvenD+42.31991D+47.41995D+40.92007D+3.32007 runoffR+9.42011D+9.92011 runoff

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET