1975Final results
1975 runoff for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Eddie Doucet (D) won re-election with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Wendell H. Gauthier (D) by 3.8 points.
Eddie DoucetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%3,679
Wendell H. GauthierDemocrat
48.1%3,409
7,088 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1975
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)