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1979 election for Louisiana House District 99

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Lane Carson (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Hap Glaudi (D) by 35.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Lane CarsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.8%6,109
Hap GlaudiDemocrat
22.4%2,364
Marie CarterDemocrat
17.8%1,879
Rod WagenerDemocrat
2.1%220
10,572 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+51.11972D+91.01975R+15.61979D+88.01987D+69.31991

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

The candidates