1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 30
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
John Smith (D) won with 46.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Paris (D) by 29.6 points.
John SmithDemocrat · winner
46.1%6,841
Ted ParisDemocrat
16.5%2,446
Thomas H. FordDemocrat
15.2%2,259
George DauzatDemocrat
13.6%2,023
Iva Lois WestDemocrat
8.5%1,267
14,836 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