1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 runoff for Louisiana House District 62
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
John Travis (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Tom McVea (D) by 8.6 points.
John TravisDemocrat · winner
54.3%7,306
Tom McVeaDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%6,144
13,450 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)