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1987Final results

1987 election for Louisiana House District 80

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Charles D. Lancaster (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Beth H. Buchler (D) by 28.6 points.

Charles D. LancasterRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%7,073
34.9%3,888
1.7%186
11,147 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

EvenR+6.51972D+1.51979R+22.11979 runoffR+23.61983R+28.61987

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

The candidates