1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Louisiana House District 7
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Johnny McFerren (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Cooper (D) by 6.8 points.
Johnny McFerrenDemocrat · winner
53.4%7,131
Joe CooperDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%6,222
13,353 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET