1999Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1999 election for Louisiana House District 74
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Michael G. Strain (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Ellis (R) by 49.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael G. StrainRepublican · winner
70.0%10,827
Bob EllisRepublican
20.4%3,150
Richard M. DonahueRepublican
9.7%1,499
15,476 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET