1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 45
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
J. Luke Leblanc (D) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Dudley J. Breaux (D) by 55.4 points.
J. Luke LeblancDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.7%8,978
Dudley J. BreauxDemocrat
22.3%2,576
11,554 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