1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 50
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Vincent Bella (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Jack D. Smith (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Vincent BellaRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%7,348
Jack D. SmithDemocrat
49.0%7,053
14,401 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