1999Final resultsSpecial election
1999 special election for Louisiana House District 105
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jerry Hodnett (D) won with 27.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest D. Wooton (D) by 1.3 points.
Jerry HodnettDemocrat · winner
27.8%1,747
Ernest D. WootonDemocrat
26.5%1,664
Chris LeopoldRepublican
23.0%1,445
Luke A. PetrovichDemocrat
14.5%908
Sharon BrananDemocrat
8.2%513
6,277 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 1999
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)