1991Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1991 election for Louisiana Senate District 7
Louisiana State Senate · Louisiana
Francis C. Heitmeier (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Markle (R) by 38.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Francis C. HeitmeierDemocrat · winner
54.8%14,966
Ed MarkleRepublican
16.6%4,536
Betty A. JohnsonDemocrat
11.3%3,080
Joseph B. Morton Jr.Democrat
6.9%1,893
James K. GaudetOther party
6.3%1,720
Albert Harry GilsonDemocrat
4.2%1,139
27,334 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
The candidates
Francis C. Heitmeier (D)Ed Markle (R)Betty A. Johnson (D)Joseph B. Morton Jr. (D)James K. Gaudet (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Albert Harry Gilson (Democrat), 4.2%