Louisiana State House District 47

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Ryan Bourriaque Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result, older lines: Ryan Bourriaque (Republican) was unopposed, 2019

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History (16 elections for this seat)

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Our source for older results, Carl Klarner’s State Legislative Election Returns, ends in 2022. The rows under History are from the older district with this number, which covered different territory.

Official results, Louisiana Secretary of State, Elections

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRyan BourriaqueWon	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBob HensgensWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBob HensgensWon	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 15,098
Election day: October 20, 2007
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJonathan PerryWon	Republican	8,26254.7%	54.7%
DemocraticFrancis J. Plaisance	Democratic	4,59830.4%	30.4%
DemocraticBrodney Mouton	Democratic	2,23814.8%	14.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,966
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey FrithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,84263.9%	63.9%
DemocraticRebecca Shirley	Democratic	6,12436.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,462
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey FrithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,20059.5%	59.5%
DemocraticTroy Theriot	Democratic	6,26240.5%	40.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,876
Election day: November 18, 1995
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey FrithWon	Democratic	9,44852.9%	52.9%
DemocraticD. D. Morton	Democratic	8,42847.1%	47.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,951
Election day: October 21, 1995
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 18, 1995, won by Mickey Frith
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMickey Frith	Democratic	6,13336.2%	36.2%
DemocraticD. D. Morton	Democratic	5,16230.4%	30.4%
DemocraticDaniel Noel	Democratic	3,52320.8%	20.8%
DemocraticBrad Prudhomme	Democratic	2,13312.6%	12.6%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam TheriotWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 19,361
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam TheriotWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,09067.6%	67.6%
DemocraticWarren J. Simon	Democratic	6,27132.4%	32.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,785
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam TheriotWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,67267.5%	67.5%
DemocraticWilman C. Gaspard	Democratic	6,11332.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,990
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam TheriotWon	Democratic	9,24861.7%	61.7%
RepublicanShelly Deshotels	Republican	5,74238.3%	38.3%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCecil PicardWon	Democratic	2,838100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,851
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Cecil Picard
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCecil Picard	Democratic	7,60651.2%	51.2%
DemocraticWarren J. Simon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,24548.8%	48.8%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWarren J. SimonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,089100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,247
Election day: February 6, 1968
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1968 to 1971)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 47, 1968 to 2019, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLantz WomackWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,12750.0%	50.0%
DemocraticS. S. DeWittWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,12050.0%	50.0%

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: 2019.

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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; 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.

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DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026