1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 96
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Louis Charbonnet III (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Bistes II (D) by 33.2 points.
Louis Charbonnet IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%3,526
Joseph M. Bistes IIDemocrat
27.6%1,601
Terry BartheDemocrat
11.5%668
5,795 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