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1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana House District 32

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

James David Cain (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating George Karam (D) by 62.2 points.

James David CainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%12,539
George KaramDemocrat
11.0%1,890
10.0%1,706
Eric D. WoodDemocrat
5.7%977
17,112 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

EvenD+96.41991D+12.82007D+2.62007 runoffD+25.22015D+10.42015 runoffR+28.52019

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET