1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 71
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
JULIUS A BLOUNT led; no source recorded a winner.
Julius A. BlountDemocrat · leading · incumbent
41.7%7,803
Theresa JacksonDemocrat
38.2%7,150
J. L. ShillingDemocrat
20.1%3,763
18,716 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