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1983Final results

1983 runoff for Louisiana House District 58

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Melvin Irvin Jr. (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Camille J. Russo Jr. (D) by 7.3 points.

Melvin Irvin Jr.Democrat · winner
53.6%8,847
Camille J. Russo Jr.Democrat
46.4%7,646
16,493 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+63.81983D+33.41991D+25.11991 runoff

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

The candidates

Melvin Irvin Jr. (D)Camille J. Russo Jr. (D)