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1991Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1991 election for Louisiana House District 46

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Sydniemae Maraist Durand (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Harry L. Benoit (D) by 5.5 points.

Sydniemae Maraist DurandDemocrat · winner
52.8%8,926
Harry L. BenoitDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%7,989
16,915 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 1991

Races before and after

EvenD+69.51968D+83.41972D+39.51995

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET