1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 5
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
B. F. Oneal Jr. (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Ponder F. McInnis (D) by 37.8 points.
B. F. Oneal Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
60.0%9,603
Ponder F. McInnisDemocrat
22.2%3,558
Michael J. MalarcherDemocrat
17.7%2,838
15,999 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