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1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana House District 7

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Johnny McFerren (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Walter Calvert (D) by 34.6 points.

Johnny McFerrenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%8,770
32.7%4,262
13,032 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

EvenR+8.11995D+6.01995 runoffD+12.62007R+25.12007 runoffR+37.82011

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