1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 74
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
R. H. Strain (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Jack J. Mendheim (D) by 10.0 points.
R. H. StrainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%9,326
Jack J. MendheimDemocrat
42.5%7,547
Vinson J. Crawford Sr.Democrat
5.0%890
17,763 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