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1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana House District 65

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Donald Ray Kennard (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph Stockstill (R) by 24.2 points.

Donald Ray KennardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,693
37.9%5,303
13,996 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

EvenD+31.61972D+74.91975D+24.21983D+37.41987D+15.61991R+45.62003

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET