DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Feb 1972
J. Richard Breaux
Last held office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 (1972–1976). Ran in 5 elections between 1967 and 1972, winning 4.
Last office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 1968
- Elections
- 5
- 1967–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Breaux was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 7Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Breaux has run
Margin: how far Breaux finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 | Primary | Won | O. V. Moss Jr. (D) | 50.8% | +1.6 |
| 1968 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 7 | General | Won | Lionel Laperouse (D), Carl W. Bauer (D) | 33.4% | D+0.1 |
| 1968 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 7 | Runoff | Won | Lionel Laperouse (D), Julian E. Fernandez (D), Harold J. Junca (D) | 31.1% | +5.0 |
| 1967 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 7 | Primary | Lost | Carl W. Bauer (D), Julian E. Fernandez (D), Harold J. Junca (D) | 16.5% | −4.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Breaux has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 · 1972–1976
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 7 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Breaux has run against
- Lionel Laperouse (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive