1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 79
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Kernan Hand (R) won with 82.4% of the vote, defeating Sal Lejarza (D) by 64.8 points.
Kernan HandRepublican · winner · incumbent
82.4%10,128
Sal LejarzaDemocrat
17.6%2,160
12,288 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