1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Louisiana House District 72
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
TY COBB LANIER led; no source recorded a winner.
Ty Cobb LanierDemocrat · leading · incumbent
31.0%5,214
Shelby AlfordDemocrat
17.2%2,891
Buddy BelDemocrat
14.9%2,510
Frank LeaDemocrat
13.0%2,183
Frank L. AnzaloneDemocrat
10.5%1,770
John G. LarockDemocrat
9.2%1,549
Dick CraddockDemocrat
4.2%700
16,817 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
The candidates
Ty Cobb Lanier (D)Shelby Alford (D)Buddy Bel (D)Frank Lea (D)Frank L. Anzalone (D)John G. Larock (D)
Also on the ballot: Dick Craddock (Democrat), 4.2%