1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 election for Louisiana House District 87
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
EARL JOSEPH SCHMITT led; no source recorded a winner.
Earl Joseph SchmittDemocrat · leading · incumbent
75.5%4,846
Melvin J. GiepertDemocrat
24.5%1,572
6,418 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