1983Final results
1983 runoff for Louisiana House District 79
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Kernan Hand (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Herb Cammatte (R) by 10.1 points.
Kernan HandRepublican · winner
55.0%4,715
Herb CammatteRepublican
45.0%3,852
8,567 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)