1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 34
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
WILFORD CARTER led; no source recorded a winner.
Wilford CarterDemocrat · leading
29.9%3,918
Allen AugustDemocrat
27.7%3,624
Ken SchexniderDemocrat
24.0%3,144
Bill GoetzmanDemocrat
7.2%945
Dennis C. Ware IIDemocrat
4.0%528
Allen Joe MitchellDemocrat
2.7%349
George FondelDemocrat
2.5%329
Howard GreenDemocrat
1.9%254
13,091 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
The candidates
Wilford Carter (D)Allen August (D)Ken Schexnider (D)Bill Goetzman (D)
Also on the ballot: Dennis C. Ware II (Democrat), 4.0%; Allen Joe Mitchell (Democrat), 2.7%; George Fondel (Democrat), 2.5%; Howard Green (Democrat), 1.9%