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1987Final results

1987 election for Louisiana House District 62

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

John Travis (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Dotti G. Knost (R) by 27.4 points.

John TravisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%7,662
Dotti G. KnostRepublican
23.8%3,564
Anthony LongDemocrat
15.2%2,270
9.9%1,480
14,976 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+42.41991D+19.41995D+12.91999R+4.42000 runoffR+32.42007R+9.02011

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