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1987Final results

1987 election for Louisiana House District 60

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Charles J. Melancon (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Dore (D) by 13.8 points.

Charles J. MelanconDemocrat · winner
55.3%11,129
Jim DoreDemocrat
41.5%8,361
3.2%636
20,126 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

EvenD+55.61972D+42.21983D+72.12011D+36.72015D+23.92026 special election

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Charles J. Melancon (D)Jim Dore (D)

Also on the ballot: Oneal McCoy Jr. (Democrat), 3.2%