2003Final results
2003 election for Louisiana House District 87
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Derrick Shepherd (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Donald Jones (D) by 20.4 points.
Derrick ShepherdDemocrat · winner
60.2%4,826
Donald JonesDemocrat
39.8%3,191
8,017 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET