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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Louisiana/LA-08
      1980·US House·Louisiana·District profile →

      Louisiana District 8 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Gillis W Long
      68.9%75,433 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Clyde C Holloway
      25.4%27,816 votes
      Margin
      D+37.8
      109,492 total votes
      3 candidates109,492 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Gillis W LongDEM✓
      		DEM75,43368.9%
      Clyde C HollowayREP
      		REP27,81625.4%
      Robert H MitchellREP
      		REP6,2435.7%

      Seat History

      US House in Louisiana

      1990
      Clyde C HollowayREP
      R+100.0
      1988
      Clyde C HollowayREP
      R+13.5
      1986
      Clyde C HollowayREP
      R+2.7
      1984
      Gillis W LongDEM
      D+100.0
      1982
      Gillis W LongDEM
      D+100.0
      Redistricted
      1978
      Gillis W LongDEM
      D+100.0
      1976
      Gillis W LongDEM
      D+94.2
      View all US House history for Louisiana →

      Candidates

      Gillis W LongDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1984
      US House
      Full profile →
      Clyde C HollowayREP
      Record3W-3L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-2014
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert H MitchellDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+43.1
      Career1980-1996
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

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