2003Final results
2003 election for Louisiana House District 65
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Donald Ray Kennard (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Wade Byrd (D) by 45.6 points.
Donald Ray KennardRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.8%9,329
Wade ByrdDemocrat
27.2%3,482
12,811 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET