Louisiana State House District 3

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Tammy Phelps Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result, older lines: Tammy Phelps (Democratic) won by 1.2 points, 2019

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History (19 elections for this seat)

We don’t have results for the current lines (first used 2023).

Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Votes for listed candidates: 9,765
Election day: November 16, 2019
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTammy PhelpsWon	Democratic	4,93950.6%	50.6%
DemocraticDaryl Joy Walters	Democratic	4,82649.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,983
Election day: October 12, 2019
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 2019, won by Tammy Phelps
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticTammy Phelps	Democratic	3,21446.0%	46.0%
DemocraticDaryl Joy Walters	Democratic	2,33333.4%	33.4%
DemocraticLester Smith	Democratic	1,43620.6%	20.6%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBarbara NortonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 5,773
Election day: November 19, 2011
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBarbara NortonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,24056.1%	56.1%
DemocraticLynn D. Cawthorne	Democratic	2,53343.9%	43.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,884
Election day: October 22, 2011
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 19, 2011, won by Barbara Norton
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBarbara Norton(incumbent)	Democratic	3,07844.7%	44.7%
DemocraticLynn D. Cawthorne	Democratic	1,85026.9%	26.9%
DemocraticErnest Baylor Jr.	Democratic	1,54822.5%	22.5%
RepublicanAnna Marie Arpino	Republican	4085.9%	5.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,952
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBarbara NortonWon	Democratic	3,90156.1%	56.1%
DemocraticLindora Baker	Democratic	2,64838.1%	38.1%
DemocraticSpencer Stephens	Democratic	4035.8%	5.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,325
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticErnest Baylor Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	3,78851.7%	51.7%
DemocraticBarbara Norton	Democratic	3,53748.3%	48.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,113
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticErnest Baylor Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	5,42988.8%	88.8%
RepublicanMark Bolding	Republican	68411.2%	11.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,804
Election day: November 18, 1995
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticErnest Baylor Jr.Won	Democratic	5,90960.3%	60.3%
DemocraticBarbara M. Norton	Democratic	3,89539.7%	39.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,617
Election day: October 21, 1995
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 18, 1995, won by Ernest Baylor Jr.
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticErnest Baylor Jr.	Democratic	2,79436.7%	36.7%
DemocraticBarbara M. Norton	Democratic	2,25429.6%	29.6%
DemocraticRoosevelt Shelby	Democratic	1,81923.9%	23.9%
DemocraticAlice F. Simmons	Democratic	7509.8%	9.8%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWillie SingletonWon	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames SingletonWon	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 7,864
Election day: November 19, 1983
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWillie SingletonWon	Democratic	4,05851.6%	51.6%
DemocraticJerry Tim Brooks	Democratic	3,80648.4%	48.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,284
Election day: October 22, 1983
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 19, 1983, won by Willie Singleton
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWillie Singleton	Democratic	3,39536.6%	36.6%
DemocraticJerry Tim Brooks	Democratic	2,96031.9%	31.9%
DemocraticRick Edmonds	Democratic	2,66328.7%	28.7%
DemocraticGlynn Thompson	Democratic	2662.9%	2.9%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticForrest DunnWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticForrest DunnWon(incumbent)	Democratic	2,341100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,714
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Forrest Dunn
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticForrest Dunn(incumbent)	Democratic	4,69870.0%	70.0%
DemocraticJames W. Pharr	Democratic	2,01630.0%	30.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,780
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticForrest DunnWon	Democratic	6,87588.4%	88.4%
OtherCharles S. Martin Jr.	Other	90511.6%	11.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,175
Election day: February 6, 1968
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 3, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRalph R. MillerWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,26645.9%	45.9%
DemocraticLloyd R. HimelWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,88444.0%	44.0%
RepublicanLester A. Duhe	Republican	1,0665.3%	5.3%
RepublicanCharles J. Beckendorf	Republican	9594.8%	4.8%

1968 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2019.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026