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1987 election for Louisiana House District 82

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Quentin Dastugue (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Dale Cannizzaro (D) by 33.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Quentin DastugueRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%7,210
30.2%3,432
J. H. WestRepublican
6.2%706
11,348 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

EvenD+32.31972R+21.21979 runoffR+39.51987R+45.71991R+43.61995R+41.12019

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