1999Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1999 election for Louisiana House District 23
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
T. Taylor Townsend (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Long (D) by 1.3 points.
T. Taylor TownsendDemocrat · winner
50.6%7,643
Jimmy LongDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%7,447
15,090 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 1999
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET