1987Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 70
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Carl Crane (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Margaret Pereboom (D) by 23.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Carl CraneRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%9,942
Margaret PereboomDemocrat
28.7%5,472
Theodor SchiermerDemocrat
9.5%1,814
Richard J. Brazan Jr.Independent
9.5%1,807
19,035 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