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1987Final results

1987 election for Louisiana House District 71

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

BERNARD CARRIER led; no source recorded a winner.

Bernard CarrierDemocrat · leading
21.8%3,966
18.8%3,418
Ed HarrisRepublican
18.2%3,313
16.9%3,068
15.3%2,778
8.9%1,612
18,155 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

EvenR+3.31995D+15.71999R+21.01999 runoffR+77.82007R+69.82019R+53.42019 runoff

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET