Louisiana State House District 78

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

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Last result, older lines: John Illg (Republican) won by 17.0 points, 2019

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History (17 elections for this seat)

We don’t have results for the current lines (first used 2023).

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

Votes for listed candidates: 12,702
Election day: October 12, 2019
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJohn IllgWonName as filed: John Illg Jr.	Republican	7,43658.5%	58.5%
RepublicanWilliam Wallis	Republican	5,26641.5%	41.5%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKirk TalbotWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKirk TalbotWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 10,325
Election day: November 17, 2007
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKirk TalbotWon	Republican	5,89857.1%	57.1%
RepublicanTiffany Scot Wilken	Republican	4,42742.9%	42.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,862
Election day: October 20, 2007
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 17, 2007, won by Kirk Talbot
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanKirk Talbot	Republican	4,80734.7%	34.7%
RepublicanTiffany Scot Wilken	Republican	4,24630.6%	30.6%
RepublicanJohn Illg	Republican	3,56325.7%	25.7%
DemocraticDavid Quidd	Democratic	9576.9%	6.9%
RepublicanJohn Anthony Treme	Republican	2892.1%	2.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,833
Election day: October 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShirley BowlerWon(incumbent)	Republican	9,48968.6%	68.6%
RepublicanChuck Cannon	Republican	4,34431.4%	31.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,992
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShirley BowlerWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,71364.3%	64.3%
RepublicanTerry Power	Republican	2,37119.8%	19.8%
RepublicanEddie Doucet	Republican	1,24710.4%	10.4%
RepublicanDon Tourres	Republican	6615.5%	5.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,187
Election day: November 18, 1995
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShirley BowlerWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,49752.5%	52.5%
DemocraticEddie Schmidt	Democratic	7,69047.5%	47.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,637
Election day: October 21, 1995
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 18, 1995, won by Shirley Bowler
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShirley Bowler(incumbent)	Republican	5,53237.8%	37.8%
DemocraticEddie Schmidt	Democratic	5,07334.7%	34.7%
RepublicanLynne Mosca	Republican	3,45323.6%	23.6%
DemocraticEdwin E. Connolly Jr.	Democratic	5794.0%	4.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 15,153
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanShirley BowlerWon	Republican	8,98659.3%	59.3%
RepublicanRobert T. Garrity Jr.(incumbent)	Republican	6,16740.7%	40.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,513
Election day: November 21, 1987
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert T. Garrity Jr.Won	Republican	6,10653.0%	53.0%
RepublicanEddie Doucet(incumbent)	Republican	5,40747.0%	47.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,846
Election day: October 24, 1987
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 21, 1987, won by Robert T. Garrity Jr.
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert T. Garrity Jr.	Republican	6,19748.2%	48.2%
RepublicanEddie Doucet(incumbent)	Republican	5,34841.6%	41.6%
DemocraticClyde F. Bel Jr.	Democratic	8706.8%	6.8%
DemocraticLee Waguespack	Democratic	4313.4%	3.4%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie DoucetWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 10,174
Election day: October 27, 1979
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie DoucetWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,95858.6%	58.6%
RepublicanRonald Michael Chapoton	Republican	2,35023.1%	23.1%
DemocraticTommy Kehoe	Democratic	1,86618.3%	18.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,088
Election day: December 13, 1975
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie DoucetWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,67951.9%	51.9%
DemocraticWendell H. Gauthier	Democratic	3,40948.1%	48.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,655
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Eddie Doucet
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie Doucet(incumbent)	Democratic	4,42345.8%	45.8%
DemocraticWendell H. Gauthier	Democratic	4,03241.8%	41.8%
DemocraticCharles Joseph Ganucheau	Democratic	1,20012.4%	12.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,223
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 78, 1972 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticEddie DoucetWon	Democratic	6,32868.6%	68.6%
RepublicanHunter O. Wagner Jr.	Republican	2,89531.4%	31.4%

1972 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