1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 66
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Louis Jenkins (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Skip Stevens (D) by 40.0 points.
Louis JenkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%5,104
Skip StevensDemocrat
21.3%1,776
Johnnie L. MatthewsDemocrat
11.9%990
Robert FouseDemocrat
5.5%459
8,329 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