1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 37
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
JAMES MARTIN led; no source recorded a winner.
James MartinDemocrat · leading · incumbent
37.0%5,791
Gerald TheunissenDemocrat
33.2%5,190
Edward CormierDemocrat
23.6%3,697
Gary L. NixonDemocrat
6.2%974
15,652 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET