RepublicanNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Oct 1991
A. W. Sour Jr.
Last held office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 (1972–1991). Ran in 8 elections between 1968 and 1991, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −15.3
- Lost 1991
- Elections
- 8
- 1968–1991
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sour was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sour has run
Margin: how far Sour finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Lost | Melissa Scott Flournoy (D) | 42.4% | D+15.3 |
| 1987 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Greg Barro (D) | 50.3% | R+0.7 |
| 1983 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1979 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Frank Fulco (D), Gordon Creegan (D) | 55% | R+17.2 |
| 1975 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | Runoff | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Lost | Frank Fulco (D) | 58% | R+15.9 |
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 | General | Won | Frank Fulco (D) | 53.2% | R+6.5 |
| 1968 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 39 | General | Lost | Frank Fulco (D), Algie D. Brown (D), P. J. Mills (D) | 5.7% | D+5.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sour has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 6 · 1972–1991
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sour has run against
- Melissa Scott Flournoy (D) · 1991 election, lost
- Greg Barro (D) · 1987 election, won
- Frank Fulco (D) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive