1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana House District 79

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

KERNAN HAND led; no source recorded a winner.

Kernan HandRepublican · leading
44.2%5,579
Herb CammatteRepublican
44.2%5,576
Charles HaaseRepublican
11.5%1,455
12,610 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+5.51972D+35.91975R+57.21979R+64.81987R+23.11991

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