1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1986 election for Louisiana's 8th District

Name: 1986 election for Louisiana's 8th District
Start: 1986-11-04
Location: Louisiana

U.S. House · Louisiana

Clyde Holloway (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Faye Williams (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Clyde HollowayRepublican · winner

51.4%102,276

48.6%96,864

199,140 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Faye WilliamsClyde Holloway

$407.3K

Raised by the campaign

$384.7K

$403.8K

Spent by the campaign

$397.2K

$3.5K

Cash on hand

$4.2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1986.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1986