1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 62
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
TOM MCVEA led; no source recorded a winner.
Tom McVeaDemocrat · leading · incumbent
36.8%5,358
John TravisDemocrat
32.4%4,714
Michael M. HaynesDemocrat
13.1%1,911
Anthony LongDemocrat
9.9%1,441
Charles DearDemocrat
4.8%705
Millard T. GautierDemocrat
3.0%437
14,566 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
Tom McVea (D)John Travis (D)Michael M. Haynes (D)Anthony Long (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles Dear (Democrat), 4.8%; Millard T. Gautier (Democrat), 3.0%