1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 runoff for Louisiana House District 72
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Buster Guzzardo (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Weldon Russell (D) by 10.0 points.
Buster GuzzardoDemocrat · winner
55.0%7,258
Weldon RussellDemocrat · incumbent
45.0%5,939
13,197 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET