1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 runoff for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Robert T. Garrity Jr. (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Eddie Doucet (R) by 6.1 points.
Robert T. Garrity Jr.Republican · winner
53.0%6,106
Eddie DoucetRepublican · incumbent
47.0%5,407
11,513 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET