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2003Final results

2003 runoff for Louisiana House District 88

Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana

M. J. Smiley Jr. (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Ralph Willie (D) by 8.2 points.

M. J. Smiley Jr.Republican · winner
54.1%8,259
Ralph WillieDemocrat
45.9%7,014
15,273 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 2003

Races before and after

EvenR+32.02003R+8.22003 runoffR+71.92011

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)