DemocratNot in office · last served 1995Last on a ballot: Nov 1991
Joseph Accardo Jr.
Last held office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 (1972–1995). Ran in 9 elections between 1971 and 1991, winning 8.
Last office: Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57
- Last margin
- +3.8
- Lost 1991
- Elections
- 9
- 1971–1991
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Accardo 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 57
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Accardo has run
Margin: how far Accardo finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | Runoff | Won | Richard J. Holmes (R) | 54% | +8.0 |
| 1991 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Lost | Richard J. Holmes (R), Gwyneth Dillon (D) | 46.5% | D+3.8 |
| 1987 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Daniel E. Becnel Jr. (D), Timothy J. Patrick (D) | 63.8% | D+35.2 |
| 1983 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1979 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Robert R. Faucheux Jr. (D) | 63.4% | D+26.7 |
| 1975 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | Runoff | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1972 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | Runoff | Won | Durel J. Matherne Jr. (D) | 51.6% | +3.3 |
| 1971 | Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 | Primary | Won | Durel J. Matherne Jr. (D), Herbert M. Gordon (D), Rene Louis Martin (D) | 33.9% | −5.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Accardo has held
- Louisiana House of Representatives, District 57 · 1972–1995
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Accardo has run against
- Richard J. Holmes (R) · 1991 runoff, won
- Daniel E. Becnel Jr. (D) · 1987 election, won
- Robert R. Faucheux Jr. (D) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive