1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 72
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
TY COBB LANIER led; no source recorded a winner.
Ty Cobb LanierDemocrat · leading · incumbent
33.6%6,021
Weldon RussellDemocrat
31.5%5,638
F. Edward McMillanDemocrat
9.9%1,781
Collis B. Temple Sr.Democrat
9.8%1,762
Mildred Tena FelixDemocrat
9.1%1,621
Frank Mario ParrinoDemocrat
6.1%1,088
17,911 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