1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 74
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
R. H. Strain (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Harold Joseph Hanson (D) by 23.9 points.
R. H. StrainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%9,479
Harold Joseph HansonDemocrat
27.1%5,038
Edward J. Deano Jr.Democrat
20.6%3,824
BeachDemocrat
1.2%228
18,569 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
R. H. Strain (D)Harold Joseph Hanson (D)Edward J. Deano Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Beach (Democrat), 1.2%