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1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jerry Huckaby won the 1976 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Jerry Huckaby received 83,696 popular votes (52.55%). The main challenger was Frank Spooner (47.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Huckaby and Spooner

Huckaby +5.1 pts · won by 8,122 votes
Jerry HuckabyDemocraticWINNER52.55%
83,696 votes
Frank SpoonerRepublican47.45%
75,574 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.