1999Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1999 election for Louisiana House District 98
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Melinda Schwegmann (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Ermence Deboseparent (D) by 9.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melinda SchwegmannDemocrat · winner
54.7%6,481
Ermence DeboseparentDemocrat
45.3%5,375
11,856 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