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1983Final results

1983 runoff for Louisiana House District 1

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Bruce Lynn (R) won re-election with 51.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Miller (D) by 3.0 points.

Bruce LynnRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%5,281
John W. MillerDemocrat
48.5%4,973
10,254 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 1983

Races before and after

EvenD+0.11983R+3.01983 runoffD+19.21987D+46.41991

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Bruce Lynn (R)John W. Miller (D)