1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 52
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Hunt Downer Jr. (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Billy Dove Sr. (D) by 46.6 points.
Hunt Downer Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%8,417
Billy Dove Sr.Democrat
22.8%2,766
Eddie AlbaresDemocrat
7.8%952
12,135 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