1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 runoff for Louisiana House District 40
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Salvador L. Diesi (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Steven J. Dupuis (D) by 8.6 points.
Salvador L. DiesiDemocrat · winner
54.3%5,980
Steven J. DupuisDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%5,032
11,012 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET