1986 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Louisiana 1 Bob Livingston Republican 1977 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Bob Livingston ( Republican ) Unopposed
Louisiana 2 Lindy Boggs Democratic 1976 ( Special ) Incumbent re-elected Y Lindy Boggs ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Louisiana 3 Billy Tauzin Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected Y Billy Tauzin ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Louisiana 4 Buddy Roemer Democratic 1980 Incumbent re-elected Y Buddy Roemer ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Louisiana 5 Jerry Huckaby Democratic 1976 Incumbent re-elected Y Jerry Huckaby ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Louisiana 6 Henson Moore Republican 1974 Incumbent retired to run for U.S . Senator . New member elected . Republican hold Y Richard Baker ( Republican ) Unopposed
Louisiana 7 John Breaux Democratic 1972 Incumbent retired to run for U.S . Senator . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Jimmy Hayes ( Democratic ) 57.0% Margaret Lowenthal ( Democratic ) 43.0%
Louisiana 8 Catherine Small Long Democratic 1985 ( Special ) Incumbent retired . New member elected . Republican gain Y Clyde C. Holloway ( Republican ) 51.4% Faye Williams ( Democratic ) 48.6%
Louisiana
Main article : 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana See also : List of United States Representatives from Louisiana
The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections was held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office while he was still relatively popular with the American public. As in most midterm elections, the President's party - in this case, the Republican Party - lost seats, with the Democratic Party gaining a net of five seats and cementing its majority. These results were not as dramatic as those in the Senate, where the Republicans lost control of the chamber to the Democrats.