1983Final results
1983 election for Louisiana House District 26
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
John W. Scott (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Chris J. Roy (D) by 29.7 points.
John W. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%6,458
Chris J. RoyDemocrat
23.3%2,838
Errol C. DorseyDemocrat
14.6%1,780
Steven I. YoungDemocrat
9.3%1,129
12,205 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