1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 43
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Mike Thompson (R) won with 77.0% of the vote, defeating Lucy Abernethy (R) by 60.8 points.
Mike ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.0%12,568
Lucy AbernethyRepublican
16.1%2,635
Hal William VaughanDemocrat
6.9%1,126
16,329 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