1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 42
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Christopher John (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Thibodeaux (D) by 8.0 points.
Christopher JohnDemocrat · winner
54.0%9,416
Donald J. ThibodeauxDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%8,023
17,439 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