1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 21
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Al Ater (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating David I. Patten (D) by 24.7 points.
Al AterDemocrat · winner
53.0%9,556
David I. PattenDemocrat
28.2%5,096
Bill LathamDemocrat
18.8%3,389
18,041 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