1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 63
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Melvin Holden (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Jewel J. Newman (D) by 25.2 points.
Melvin HoldenDemocrat · winner
62.6%6,391
Jewel J. NewmanDemocrat · incumbent
37.4%3,817
10,208 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