1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 89
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
John J. Hainkel (D) won with 71.1% of the vote, defeating Kim A. Gandy (D) by 42.2 points.
John J. HainkelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.1%6,867
Kim A. GandyDemocrat
28.9%2,790
9,657 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