1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 20
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
NOBLE ELLINGTON led; no source recorded a winner.
Noble EllingtonDemocrat · leading
20.7%3,630
Rod ElrodDemocrat
17.5%3,063
Glen WilliamsDemocrat
15.6%2,728
Lelon Luther KenneyDemocrat
13.9%2,434
Ronnie MixonDemocrat
11.2%1,969
Jim StephensDemocrat
10.8%1,897
J. P. McKeithenDemocrat
7.4%1,292
L. D. KnoxIndependent
3.0%524
17,537 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Noble Ellington (D)Rod Elrod (D)Glen Williams (D)Lelon Luther Kenney (D)Ronnie Mixon (D)Jim Stephens (D)J. P. McKeithen (D)
Also on the ballot: L. D. Knox (Independent), 3.0%