1999Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1999 special election for Louisiana House District 81
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Jennifer Sneed (D) won with 16.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Slater (R) by 2.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Jennifer SneedDemocrat · winner
16.8%1,619
Ben SlaterRepublican
14.5%1,405
William KrausRepublican
12.6%1,221
Eric F. SkrmettaRepublican
11.0%1,059
Kathy VogtRepublican
9.4%906
Susan BerneckerRepublican
8.1%784
John McConnellRepublican
7.7%740
Roy RaspantiRepublican
6.8%658
Donald ClausingDemocrat
5.5%535
Edward GleasonRepublican
2.5%245
Mitchell W. GibbsRepublican
1.7%166
Paul BrannonRepublican
1.6%153
C. A. CrawfordRepublican
0.9%90
Bruce C. KincadeOther party
0.8%80
9,661 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)
The candidates
Jennifer Sneed (D)Ben Slater (R)William Kraus (R)Eric F. Skrmetta (R)Kathy Vogt (R)Susan Bernecker (R)John McConnell (R)Roy Raspanti (R)Donald Clausing (D)
Also on the ballot: Edward Gleason (Republican), 2.5%; Mitchell W. Gibbs (Republican), 1.7%; Paul Brannon (Republican), 1.6%; C. A. Crawford (Republican), 0.9%; Bruce C. Kincade (Other party), 0.8%