1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 56
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
JOEL T CHAISSON led; no source recorded a winner.
Joel T. ChaissonDemocrat · leading
35.5%5,251
V. J. Saintpierre Jr.Democrat
26.5%3,916
Randy O. LewisDemocrat
25.8%3,818
Robert P. LambertDemocrat
12.1%1,793
14,778 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