Louisiana State House District 86

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

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Last result, older lines: Nicholas Muscarello Jr. (Republican) was unopposed, 2019

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History (18 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

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanNicholas Muscarello Jr.Won	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris BroadwaterWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 4,925
Election day: November 19, 2011
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris BroadwaterWon	Republican	2,80056.9%	56.9%
RepublicanGeorge Holton	Republican	2,12543.1%	43.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,932
Election day: October 22, 2011
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 19, 2011, won by Chris Broadwater
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris Broadwater	Republican	3,33737.4%	37.4%
RepublicanGeorge Holton	Republican	2,03722.8%	22.8%
RepublicanJoel Morgan	Republican	1,57017.6%	17.6%
IndependentDavid Ridder	Independent	1,09912.3%	12.3%
DemocraticIvory E. Dyson	Democratic	8899.9%	9.9%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJim TuckerWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames W. TuckerWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 4,303
Election day: not on file
Type: Special election
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 2001, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames W. TuckerWon(incumbent)	Republican	2,50958.3%	58.3%
RepublicanRobert B. Evans III	Republican	1,79441.7%	41.7%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJames W. TuckerWon	Republican	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve WindhorstWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 12,430
Election day: November 16, 1991
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanSteve WindhorstWon	Republican	7,57661.0%	61.0%
RepublicanTerry Gee(incumbent)	Republican	4,85439.0%	39.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,093
Election day: October 19, 1991
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 1991, won by Steve Windhorst
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerry Gee(incumbent)	Republican	4,51244.7%	44.7%
RepublicanSteve Windhorst	Republican	3,73437.0%	37.0%
DemocraticCynthia Davidson	Democratic	1,84718.3%	18.3%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerry GeeWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 9,148
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerry GeeWon	Republican	6,79474.3%	74.3%
DemocraticHarold J. Lapeyrouse Sr.	Democratic	2,35425.7%	25.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,465
Election day: December 8, 1979
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticQuentin DastugueWon	Democratic	8,24661.2%	61.2%
DemocraticHarold J. Toca	Democratic	5,21938.8%	38.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,405
Election day: October 27, 1979
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 8, 1979, won by Quentin Dastugue
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanTerry Gee	Republican	4,97440.1%	40.1%
DemocraticDavid A. Lutenbacher	Democratic	2,28118.4%	18.4%
DemocraticJohn F. Tooley Jr.	Democratic	1,57412.7%	12.7%
DemocraticPaul R. Pasquier	Democratic	1,35510.9%	10.9%
DemocraticHugh E. Humphrey III	Democratic	1,31710.6%	10.6%
DemocraticSal Liberto	Democratic	9047.3%	7.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 7,951
Election day: December 13, 1975
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam A. Leblanc IIIWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,99750.3%	50.3%
DemocraticRonald Joseph Lauland	Democratic	3,95449.7%	49.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,129
Election day: November 1, 1975
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on December 13, 1975, won by Sam A. Leblanc III
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam A. Leblanc III(incumbent)	Democratic	4,25942.0%	42.0%
DemocraticRonald Joseph Lauland	Democratic	2,79527.6%	27.6%
DemocraticHarold John Nungesser	Democratic	1,51114.9%	14.9%
DemocraticJerry A. Chatelain	Democratic	1,43614.2%	14.2%
DemocraticDarold Newman Storm	Democratic	1281.3%	1.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,407
Election day: February 1, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 86, 1972 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam A. Leblanc IIIWon	Democratic	6,49669.0%	69.0%
RepublicanPhil Trice	Republican	2,91130.9%	30.9%

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