1995Final results
1995 runoff for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Shirley Bowler (R) won re-election with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Eddie Schmidt (D) by 5.0 points.
Shirley BowlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%8,497
Eddie SchmidtDemocrat
47.5%7,690
16,187 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 1995
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)