1999Final results
1999 runoff for Louisiana House District 56
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Gary L. Smith Jr. (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Brian Champagne (D) by 14.2 points.
Gary L. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner
57.1%8,515
Brian ChampagneDemocrat
42.9%6,396
14,911 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)