2007Final results
2007 election for Louisiana House District 56
Louisiana House of Representatives · Louisiana
Gary L. Smith Jr. (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating G. Ramachandran (D) by 15.3 points.
Gary L. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%8,591
G. RamachandranDemocrat
42.4%6,316
14,907 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET