1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 72
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
WELDON RUSSELL led; no source recorded a winner.
Weldon RussellDemocrat · leading · incumbent
38.2%6,946
Buster GuzzardoDemocrat
38.2%6,935
Bill WalkerDemocrat
14.9%2,701
Mildred SuttonDemocrat
5.9%1,069
Guy S. SpitaleDemocrat
2.9%523
18,174 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
Weldon Russell (D)Buster Guzzardo (D)Bill Walker (D)Mildred Sutton (D)
Also on the ballot: Guy S. Spitale (Democrat), 2.9%