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Louisiana House District 42
Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Chance Henry Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Chance Henry (Republican) won by 23.7 points, 2023
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History (15 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 10,672
- Election day
- October 14, 2023
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- Same as today
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChance HenryWon Republican 6,60161.9% RepublicanDouglas J. "Doug" LaCombe Republican 4,07138.1% - Election day
- October 12, 2019
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn StefanskiWon Republican —— - Election day
- October 24, 2015
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJack MontoucetWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,460
- Election day
- October 22, 2011
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJack MontoucetWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,58763.0% RepublicanAnthony Emmons Republican 3,87337.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,321
- Election day
- October 20, 2007
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJack MontoucetWon Democratic 7,16158.1% RepublicanIsabella L. Delahoussaye Republican 5,16041.9% - Election day
- October 4, 2003
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGil PinacWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Election day
- October 23, 1999
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGil PinacWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,137
- Election day
- October 21, 1995
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGil PinacWon Democratic 7,95056.2% DemocraticIsabella Delahoussaye Democratic 6,18743.8% - Election day
- October 19, 1991
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChris JohnWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,439
- Election day
- October 24, 1987
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChris JohnWon Democratic 9,41654.0% DemocraticDonald J. Thibodeaux(incumbent) Democratic 8,02346.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,496
- Election day
- October 22, 1983
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald J. ThibodeauxWon Democratic 10,67261.0% DemocraticJohn A. Foux Democratic 3,04017.4% DemocraticJoseph Signorelli Democratic 2,96016.9% DemocraticLawrence Val Vallery Jr. Democratic 8244.7% - Election day
- October 27, 1979
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn N. John IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 2,913
- Election day
- December 13, 1975
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn N. John IIIWon(incumbent) Democratic 2,913100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,177
- Election day
- February 1, 1972
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- Older district map (1972 to 2022)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn N. John IIIWon Democratic 11,177100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,474
- Election day
- February 6, 1968
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- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 42, 1968 to 2023, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticE. L. HenryWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,75779.7% RepublicanBob Reese Republican 1,71720.3%
- 2023: Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
- 1968 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2023.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Louisiana House District 42, election results 1968 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/la/house/42. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; Louisiana Secretary of State election results Excel, 2023-10-14 and 2023-11-18 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:la/sldl:42
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026