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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Democratic primary runoff for Louisiana House District 5

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Armand J. Brinkhaus (D) won with 21.9% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Dupuis (D) by 5.4 points.

Armand J. BrinkhausDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%16,240
Curtis JoubertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.1%14,217
Howard B. Dejean Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%14,038
Steven J. DupuisDemocrat · incumbent
16.5%12,230
Sidney SylvesterDemocrat · incumbent
13.5%10,009
10.2%7,564
74,298 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET