1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 42
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Donald J. Thibodeaux (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating John A. Foux (D) by 43.6 points.
Donald J. ThibodeauxDemocrat · winner
61.0%10,672
John A. FouxDemocrat
17.4%3,040
Joseph SignorelliDemocrat
16.9%2,960
Lawrence Val Vallery Jr.Democrat
4.7%824
17,496 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
Donald J. Thibodeaux (D)John A. Foux (D)Joseph Signorelli (D)
Also on the ballot: Lawrence Val Vallery Jr. (Democrat), 4.7%