DemocratNot in office · last served 1987Last on a ballot: Oct 1999
Elwyn H. Nicholson
Last held office: Louisiana State Senate, District 8 (1983–1987). Ran in 9 elections between 1971 and 1999, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −63.4
- Lost 1999
- Elections
- 9
- 1971–1999
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Nicholson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Louisiana State Senate, District 9Louisiana State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Nicholson has run
Margin: how far Nicholson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Louisiana State Senate, District 8 | General | Lost | J. Chris Ullo (D), Dave Sanderson Jr. (D) | 13.8% | R+63.4 |
| 1987 | Louisiana State Senate, District 8 | General | Lost | J. Chris Ullo (D), Johnny Nobles (D) | 37.2% | R+17.6 |
| 1983 | Louisiana State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Merlin J. Fayard Jr. (D), Earl J. Sapia (I) | 62.8% | D+29.4 |
| 1979 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Leo E. Kerner Jr. (D), Willis G. Delhommer (D), Earl J. Sapia (D) | 61.2% | D+39.0 |
| 1975 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | Runoff | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | General | Lost | Charles M. Miller Sr. (D) | 62.5% | D+25.0 |
| 1972 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Richard B. Bonnet (R) | 84.1% | D+68.1 |
| 1971 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | Runoff | Won | Ernest J. Tassin (D) | 51.5% | +3.0 |
| 1971 | Louisiana State Senate, District 9 | Primary | Won | Ernest J. Tassin (D), Raymond J. Ullo (D), William L. Klause Jr. (D) | 35.2% | +3.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Nicholson has held
- Louisiana State Senate, District 8 · 1983–1987
- Louisiana State Senate, District 9 · 1972–1983
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Nicholson has run against
- J. Chris Ullo (D) · 1999 election, lost
- Merlin J. Fayard Jr. (D) · 1983 election, won
- Leo E. Kerner Jr. (D) · 1979 election, won
- Charles M. Miller Sr. (D) · 1975 election, lost
- Richard B. Bonnet (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive