1991Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1991 election for Louisiana House District 73
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
DENNIS P HEBERT led; no source recorded a winner.
Dennis P. HebertDemocrat · leading · incumbent
37.1%5,345
Steve PughRepublican
25.4%3,662
Francis J. MercanteDemocrat
16.7%2,408
Erwin Hoy JenkinsRepublican
16.4%2,366
W. E. BlackwellDemocrat
4.5%645
14,426 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Dennis P. Hebert (D)Steve Pugh (R)Francis J. Mercante (D)Erwin Hoy Jenkins (R)
Also on the ballot: W. E. Blackwell (Democrat), 4.5%