1979Final results
1979 election for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Eddie Doucet (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Ronald Michael Chapoton (R) by 35.5 points.
Eddie DoucetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%5,958
Ronald Michael ChapotonRepublican
23.1%2,350
Tommy KehoeDemocrat
18.3%1,866
10,174 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