1982 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 re-elected Y Henson Moore ( Republican ) Unopposed
Louisiana 7 John Breaux Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y John Breaux ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Louisiana 8 Gillis William Long Democratic 1972 Re-elected in primary Y Gillis William Long ( Democratic ) 59.6% Ned Randolph ( Democratic ) 39.1% Rosemary Rummler ( No Party ) 1.2%
Louisiana
See also : List of United States Representatives from Louisiana All eight incumbents were re-elected by receiving more than 50% of the vote in the September 11 non-partisan blanket primaries .
The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives held on November 2, 1982, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's first term, whose popularity was sinking due to economic conditions under the 1982 recession. The President's Republican Party lost seats in the House, which could be viewed as a response to the President's approval at the time. Unlike most midterm election cycles, the number of seats lost - 26 seats to the Democratic Party - was a comparatively large swap. It included most of the seats that had been gained the previous election, cementing the Democratic majority. Coincidentally, the number of seats the Democratic picked up (26), was the exact amount the Republicans needed to win the House majority. In the previous election of 1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of the popularity of Ronald Reagan. Many of these elected officials lost their seats in 1982.