1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Louisiana House District 53
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
MURRAY J HEBERT led; no source recorded a winner.
Murray J. HebertDemocrat · leading · incumbent
32.0%4,268
Marty J. ChabertDemocrat
26.4%3,526
Johnny GloverDemocrat
15.5%2,069
Sterling CalleganDemocrat
12.8%1,705
Audrey B. GeorgeDemocrat
11.5%1,538
Leroy J. Authement Sr.Democrat
1.7%229
13,335 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
The candidates
Murray J. Hebert (D)Marty J. Chabert (D)Johnny Glover (D)Sterling Callegan (D)Audrey B. George (D)
Also on the ballot: Leroy J. Authement Sr. (Democrat), 1.7%