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1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 runoff for Louisiana House District 43

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

Odon L. Bacque Jr. (IND) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Thompson (R) by 14.3 points.

Odon L. Bacque Jr.Independent · winner
57.2%6,811
Mike ThompsonRepublican · incumbent
42.8%5,106
11,917 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 1987

Races before and after

EvenR+86.21983R+30.71987

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)