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1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election?

Billy Tauzin won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election. Billy Tauzin received 80,455 popular votes (85.11%). The main challenger was Robert Namer (14.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Tauzin and Namer

Tauzin +70.2 pts · won by 66,381 votes
Billy TauzinDemocraticWINNER85.11%
80,455 votes
Robert NamerDemocratic14.89%
14,074 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.