1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 40
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Armand Castille (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Salvador L. Diesi (D) by 12.3 points.
Armand CastilleDemocrat · winner
56.2%8,363
Salvador L. DiesiDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%6,529
14,892 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 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET