Elections / 1980 · House · LA-08
LA-08 — 1980 U.S. House election
Akashic1980 · U.S. HouseLA-08 · U.S. HouseGillis LongD+37.8
Candidates
LA-08 candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1980 US House returns.
- Gillis Long✓Democrat75,43368.9%
- Clyde C HollowayRepublican27,81625.4%
- Robert H MitchellRepublican6,2435.7%
Margin history
LA-08 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | 1 | |
| 1988 | R | 204,805 | |
| 1986 | R | 199,140 | |
| 1984 | D | 1 | |
| 1982 | D | 1 | |
| 1980 | D | 109,492 | |
| 1978 | D | 1 | |
| 1976 | D | 112,811 |
Same ballot, 1980LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1980 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.