DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1991
Allen R. Bares
Last held office: Louisiana State Senate, District 23 (1979–1991). Ran in 9 elections between 1971 and 1991, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +14.2
- Lost 1991
- Elections
- 9
- 1971–1991
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bares was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana House of Representatives, District 44Louisiana State Senate, District 23
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bares has run
Margin: how far Bares finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | Runoff | Lost | Max Jordan (R) | 39.8% | −20.4 |
| 1991 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | General | Lost | Max Jordan (R), Carl Tritschler (R), Max A. Menard (R) | 41.5% | D+14.2 |
| 1987 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1983 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | General | Won | Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) | 60.4% | D+20.9 |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | Runoff | Won | Pat Juneau (D) | 53.6% | +7.2 |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 23 | General | Lost | Pat Juneau (D), Dud Lastrapes (R) | 37.9% | D+3.4 |
| 1975 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 44 | Runoff | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Lost | Overton Menard (D), Allen Celestine (D), Sidney B. Flynn (D) | 26.9% | −4.0 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bares has held
- Louisiana State Senate, District 23 · 1979–1991
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 44 · 1972–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bares has run against
- Max Jordan (R) · 1991 runoff, lost
- Edgar G. Mouton Jr. (D) · 1983 election, won
- Pat Juneau (D) · 1979 runoff, won
Source: 99chambers results archive