Louisiana State House District 98

Next vote Sat, Oct 9, 2027 · Represented by Aimee Freeman Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last result, older lines: Aimee Adattofreeman (Democratic) won by 15.6 points, 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

Votes for listed candidates: 15,729
Election day: November 16, 2019
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAimee AdattofreemanWon	Democratic	9,09157.8%	57.8%
DemocraticKea Sherman	Democratic	6,63842.2%	42.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 12,345
Election day: October 12, 2019
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 16, 2019, won by Aimee Adattofreeman
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticAimee Adattofreeman	Democratic	3,96732.1%	32.1%
DemocraticKea Sherman	Democratic	2,33018.9%	18.9%
DemocraticRavi Sangisetty	Democratic	2,29018.6%	18.6%
DemocraticCarlos L. Zervigon	Democratic	2,09517.0%	17.0%
DemocraticEvan J. Bergeron	Democratic	8456.8%	6.8%
DemocraticMarion Freistadt	Democratic	5544.5%	4.5%
DemocraticMax Haydenchiz	Democratic	2642.1%	2.1%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNeil AbramsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 7,871
Election day: October 22, 2011
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNeil AbramsonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,79373.6%	73.6%
RepublicanJohn French	Republican	2,07826.4%	26.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 4,622
Election day: November 17, 2007
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNeil AbramsonWon	Democratic	3,44374.5%	74.5%
DemocraticJames P. Johnson	Democratic	1,17925.5%	25.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,098
Election day: October 20, 2007
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 17, 2007, won by Neil Abramson
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticNeil Abramson	Democratic	2,61842.9%	42.9%
DemocraticJames P. Johnson	Democratic	1,23820.3%	20.3%
RepublicanMurray Nelson	Republican	1,05917.4%	17.4%
RepublicanRob Couhig III	Republican	1,02216.8%	16.8%
RepublicanBrian S. Trascher	Republican	1612.6%	2.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,499
Election day: November 15, 2003
Type: Runoff
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCheryl GrayWon	Democratic	5,70260.0%	60.0%
RepublicanRandy Evans	Republican	3,79740.0%	40.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,447
Election day: October 4, 2003
Outcome: No majority; went to a runoff on November 15, 2003, won by Cheryl Gray
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCheryl Gray	Democratic	2,91534.5%	34.5%
RepublicanRandy Evans	Republican	2,24926.6%	26.6%
DemocraticWoody Koppel	Democratic	1,44417.1%	17.1%
DemocraticRufus Johnson	Democratic	5176.1%	6.1%
DemocraticAnne D. Guste	Democratic	5146.1%	6.1%
DemocraticGlennis M. Scott Sr.	Democratic	4815.7%	5.7%
DemocraticDavid Napoleon	Democratic	2803.3%	3.3%
DemocraticDavid Nowak	Democratic	470.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 11,856
Election day: October 23, 1999
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMelinda SchwegmannWon	Democratic	6,48154.7%	54.7%
DemocraticErmence Deboseparent	Democratic	5,37545.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,700
Election day: October 21, 1995
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGarey ForsterWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,20452.6%	52.6%
DemocraticNorbert Rome	Democratic	4,13930.2%	30.2%
RepublicanJoyce S. Sackett	Republican	2,35717.2%	17.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,959
Election day: October 19, 1991
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGarey ForsterWon(incumbent)	Republican	8,63557.7%	57.7%
DemocraticLawrence P. Bourgeois Jr.	Democratic	2,25015.0%	15.0%
DemocraticCarole Delayporee	Democratic	1,99113.3%	13.3%
DemocraticJacques A. Garnett	Democratic	1,91912.8%	12.8%
OtherBurgess G. Hazard	Other	1641.1%	1.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 14,124
Election day: October 24, 1987
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGarey ForsterWon(incumbent)	Republican	7,70954.6%	54.6%
DemocraticC. Joseph Murray	Democratic	6,41545.4%	45.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 16,571
Election day: October 22, 1983
District map: Older district map (1972 to 2022)

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGarey ForsterWon	Democratic	8,68752.4%	52.4%
DemocraticSean P. Early	Democratic	4,54927.4%	27.4%
DemocraticAl Scramuzza	Democratic	3,33520.1%	20.1%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen BagertWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen BagertWon(incumbent)	Democratic	3,667100.0%	100.0%

Louisiana House of Representatives District 98, 1972 to 2019, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBen BagertWon	Democratic	8,336100.0%	100.0%

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