1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 30
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Buddy Leach (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating John Smith (D) by 23.1 points.
Buddy LeachDemocrat · winner
53.2%7,801
John SmithDemocrat
30.1%4,412
William H. WestDemocrat · incumbent
16.7%2,457
14,670 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET