1979Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1979 election for Louisiana House District 79

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Charles Grisbaum Jr. (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Vickie Robillard (D) by 57.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Charles Grisbaum Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
78.6%9,226
21.4%2,509
11,735 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+5.51972D+35.91975R+57.21979R+64.81987R+23.11991

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