1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 47
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Sam Theriot (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Shelly Deshotels (R) by 23.4 points.
Sam TheriotDemocrat · winner
61.7%9,248
Shelly DeshotelsRepublican
38.3%5,742
14,990 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