1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 85
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
J. Kenneth Leithman (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Nedas Gauthreaux (D) by 44.6 points.
J. Kenneth LeithmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.3%5,537
Nedas GauthreauxDemocrat
27.7%2,120
7,657 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