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1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election?

Buddy Roemer won the 1980 Louisiana U.S. House District 4 Election. Buddy Roemer received 103,625 popular votes (63.84%). The main challenger was Claude Buddy Leach (36.16%).

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

Roemer +27.7 pts · won by 44,920 votes
Buddy RoemerDemocraticWINNER63.84%
103,625 votes
Claude Buddy LeachDemocratic36.16%
58,705 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.