1999Final results
1999 election for Louisiana House District 78
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Shirley Bowler (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Terry Power (R) by 44.5 points.
Shirley BowlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%7,713
Terry PowerRepublican
19.8%2,371
Eddie DoucetRepublican
10.4%1,247
Don TourresRepublican
5.5%661
11,992 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