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1978 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election?

Claude Buddy Leach won the 1978 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election. Claude Buddy Leach received 65,583 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was James Hamilton Wilson (49.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Wilson

Leach +0.2 pts · won by 266 votes
Claude Buddy LeachDemocraticWINNER50.1%
65,583 votes
James Hamilton WilsonRepublican49.9%
65,317 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.