1987Final results
1987 runoff for Louisiana House District 58
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Melvin Irvin Jr. (D) won re-election with 52.5% of the vote, defeating C. J. Russo (D) by 4.9 points.
Melvin Irvin Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%8,191
C. J. RussoDemocrat
47.5%7,422
15,613 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
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)