1987Final results
1987 election for Louisiana House District 96
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Charles R. Jones (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Ronny J. Ricard (D) by 52.7 points.
Charles R. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%5,799
Ronny J. RicardDemocrat
13.5%1,181
Cyril B. SaulnyDemocrat
13.4%1,173
Melvin SmithDemocrat
7.0%609
8,762 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