1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Louisiana House District 75
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jerry Thomas (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Sheridan (D) by 20.4 points.
Jerry ThomasDemocrat · winner
60.2%9,266
Lawrence SheridanDemocrat · incumbent
39.8%6,121
15,387 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