LA-04 — 1978 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionLA-04 · U.S. HouseLeachD+0.2
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Claude \"Buddy\" Leach ✓Democrat | 50.1% | 65,583 |
|---|---|---|
| James Hamilton WilsonRepublican | 49.9% | 65,317 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current LA-04 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 1978 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 1978 contest.
Margin history
LA-04 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
Same ballot, 1978LA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 1978 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.