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1979Final results

1979 election for Louisiana House District 76

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Edward C. Scogin (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Harper (D) by 26.3 points.

Edward C. ScoginDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%9,636
28.3%4,993
17.0%3,004
17,633 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

EvenD+65.91979R+52.91983R+13.21987

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET