2007Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 runoff for Louisiana House District 51
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Joe Harrison (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Carla Blanchard Dartez (D) by 13.9 points.
Joe HarrisonRepublican · winner
57.0%4,338
Carla Blanchard DartezDemocrat · incumbent
43.0%3,276
7,614 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 2007
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)