2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for Louisiana House District 26
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
ISRAEL CURTIS led; no source recorded a winner.
Israel CurtisDemocrat · leading · incumbent
49.4%4,493
Herbert B. DixonDemocrat
32.3%2,935
Noland J. HammondDemocrat
5.7%519
Mary L. WardsworthDemocrat
5.5%504
Fredell Scott GriffinDemocrat
4.9%444
Odessa K. HickmanDemocrat
2.1%191
9,086 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Israel Curtis (D)Herbert B. Dixon (D)Noland J. Hammond (D)Mary L. Wardsworth (D)
Also on the ballot: Fredell Scott Griffin (Democrat), 4.9%; Odessa K. Hickman (Democrat), 2.1%