1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 18
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
ARCHIE R CROSBY led; no source recorded a winner.
Archie R. CrosbyDemocrat · leading · incumbent
39.1%5,562
Ralph W. ColemanDemocrat
24.2%3,444
C. A. SumrallDemocrat
16.0%2,278
Dale WillisDemocrat
15.0%2,133
Gordon Wimpy Stanley Jr.Democrat
5.6%794
14,211 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET