1983 general · June 21, 1983
1983 Louisiana House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Louisiana House of Representatives district in the 1983 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 105 seats
After the electionD 92 · R 13
Races105
Changed party0
Unopposed28%29 races
Incumbents defeated17
Every district
D 70 · R 10 · Uncalled 25
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-3 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-4 | Robert P. Waddell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 | B. F. Oneal Jr. (R) | 37.8 | |
| HD-6 | A. W. Sour Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 | Johnny McFerren (D) | 34.6 | |
| HD-8 | Robert Adley (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 | Jesse C. Deen (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 | Bruce Bolin (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-11 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-12 | William R. Sumlin Jr. (D) | 15.6 | |
| HD-13 | Mike Tinnerello (D) | 7.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 | John Ensminger (D) | 38.8 | |
| HD-15 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-16 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-17 | Charles D. Jones (D) | 57.5 | |
| HD-18 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-19 | Francis Thompson (D) | 45.5 | |
| HD-20 | W. Fox McKeithen (D) | 22.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-21 | Al Ater (D) | 24.7 | |
| HD-22 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-23 | Jimmy Long (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-24 | H. Mutt Fowler Sr. (D) | 19.8 | |
| HD-25 | Charles W. Dewitt Jr. (D) | 3.0 | |
| HD-26 | John W. Scott (D) | 29.7 | |
| HD-27 | Carl Gunter Jr. (D) | 56.0 | |
| HD-28 | Raymond J. Laborde (D) | 18.5 | |
| HD-29 | Clyde W. Kimball (D) | 53.4 | |
| HD-30 | Buddy Leach (D) | 23.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-31 | Allen Bradley (D) | 8.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-32 | James David Cain (D) | 62.2 | |
| HD-33 | Burt Andrepont (D) | 60.1 | |
| HD-34 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-35 | Margaret Lowenthal (D) | 38.4 | |
| HD-36 | Conway Lebleu (D) | 50.7 | |
| HD-37 | James Martin (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 | Danny Lemoine (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 | Raymond Lalonde (D) | 57.0 | |
| HD-40 | Salvador L. Diesi (D) | 36.3 | |
| HD-41 | Dale Sittig (D) | 0.7 | |
| HD-42 | Donald J. Thibodeaux (D) | 43.6 | |
| HD-43 | Mike Thompson (R) | 60.8 | |
| HD-44 | Ron Gomez (D) | 62.9 | |
| HD-45 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-46 | Harry L. Benoit (D) | 20.1 | |
| HD-47 | Sam Theriot (D) | 34.9 | |
| HD-48 | E. Ackal Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-49 | Ted Haik Jr. (D) | 24.3 | |
| HD-50 | Vincent Bella (D) | 36.4 | |
| HD-51 | John Siracusa (D) | 17.7 | |
| HD-52 | Hunt Downer Jr. (D) | 46.6 | |
| HD-53 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-54 | Jessie P. Guidry (D) | 11.7 | |
| HD-55 | Leon L. Borne Jr. (D) | 32.4 | |
| HD-56 | Ralph R. Miller (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57 | Joseph Accardo Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-58 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-59 | John C. Diez (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-60 | Harry J. Kember Jr. (D) | 42.2 | |
| HD-61 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-62 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-63 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-64 | Richard Baker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-65 | Donald Ray Kennard (D) | 24.2 | |
| HD-66 | Louis Jenkins (D) | 38.9 | |
| HD-67 | Joseph A. Delpit (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-68 | Kevin P. Reilly (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-69 | E. Clark Gaudin (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-70 | Carl Crane (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-71 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-72 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-73 | Dennis P. Hebert (D) | 22.8 | |
| HD-74 | R. H. Strain (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-75 | Lawrence Sheridan (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-76 | Edward C. Scogin (R) | 52.9 | |
| HD-77 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-78 | Eddie Doucet (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-79 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-80 | Charles D. Lancaster (R) | 23.6 | |
| HD-81 | Charles Cusimano (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-82 | Quentin Dastugue (D) | 52.4 | |
| HD-83 | John A. Alario Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-84 | J. Chris Ullo (D) | 30.4 | |
| HD-85 | Joseph F. Toomy (D) | 21.0 | |
| HD-86 | Terry Gee (R) | 48.5 | |
| HD-87 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-88 | James Donelon (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-89 | John J. Hainkel (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-90 | Mary Landrieu (D) | 50.7 | |
| HD-91 | Diana E. Bajoie (D) | 37.8 | |
| HD-92 | Edward J. Dgerolamo (D) | 57.1 | |
| HD-93 | Avery C. Alexander (D) | 58.3 | |
| HD-94 | Charles Emile Bruneau Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-96 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-97 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-98 | Garey Forster (D) | 25.0 | |
| HD-99 | Jon D. Johnson (D) | 29.3 | |
| HD-100 | Louis W. Ivon (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-101 | Johnny Jackson Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-102 | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-103 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-104 | Manuel Fernandez (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-105 | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
Louisiana House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner