1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
EDDIE DOUCET led; no source recorded a winner.
Eddie DoucetDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.8%4,423
Wendell H. GauthierDemocrat
41.8%4,032
Charles Joseph GanucheauDemocrat
12.4%1,200
9,655 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET