1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 65
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Donald Ray Kennard (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Hurshel Meares (D) by 39.9 points.
Donald Ray KennardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%11,680
Hurshel MearesDemocrat
26.2%4,633
Robert H. NoonanDemocrat
7.7%1,362
17,675 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