1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 46
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jesse Guidry (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dud Dugas (D) by 0.9 points.
Jesse GuidryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%7,708
Dud DugasDemocrat
49.5%7,564
15,272 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