1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 56
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
RALPH R MILLER led; no source recorded a winner.
Ralph R. MillerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
49.1%8,781
Emile J. GarlepiedDemocrat
20.4%3,639
Larry SorapuruDemocrat
17.9%3,202
Archie MollereRepublican
12.6%2,257
17,879 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