1983Final results
1983 runoff for Louisiana House District 63
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jewel J. Newman (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Melvin Holden (D) by 10.9 points.
Jewel J. NewmanDemocrat · winner
55.4%4,747
Melvin HoldenDemocrat
44.6%3,816
8,563 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET