1971Final results
1971 primary for Louisiana House District 40
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Steven J. Dupuis (D) won with 26.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Nicholson (D) by 6.2 points.
Steven J. DupuisDemocrat · winner
26.3%2,719
Robert NicholsonDemocrat
20.1%2,078
Joshua PitreDemocrat
17.1%1,769
John R. WomackDemocrat
13.1%1,355
Russell J. McBrideDemocrat
8.1%837
John H. BelleminDemocrat
7.7%802
Carroll J. WybleDemocrat
7.7%794
10,354 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET