1991Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1991 election for Louisiana House District 85
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Joseph F. Toomy (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Lynn Cheramie (R) by 24.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph F. ToomyRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%6,966
Lynn CheramieRepublican
37.8%4,232
11,198 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 1991
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET