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1983Final results

1983 election for Louisiana House District 98

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Garey Forster (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Sean P. Early (D) by 25.0 points.

Garey ForsterDemocrat · winner
52.4%8,687
27.5%4,549
Al ScramuzzaDemocrat
20.1%3,335
16,571 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+16.51991R+39.61995D+46.82003D+20.12003 runoffD+26.52007D+47.22011

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