1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 17
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Charles D. Jones (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Roy Shelling (D) by 57.5 points.
Charles D. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%7,833
Roy ShellingDemocrat
21.2%2,111
9,944 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET