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1987Final results

1987 runoff for Louisiana House District 5

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Roy Brun (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Walter F. Clawson (D) by 8.7 points.

Roy BrunRepublican · winner
54.4%5,547
Walter F. ClawsonDemocrat
45.6%4,656
10,203 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 1987

The seat's recent races

EvenR+20.01983D+3.71987R+8.71987 runoff

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Roy Brun (R)Walter F. Clawson (D)